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1 Cent - George VI Trial Strike
| Issuer | Government of Ceylon |
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| Year | 1942 |
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| Value | 1 Cent (0.01) |
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| Obverse description | Crowned effigy of King George VI facing left, modelled by Percy Metcalfe, wearing the Imperial State Crown with robes visible at the truncation. The king's portrait is rendered in high relief with fine detail on the crown's jewelled arches and cross pattée. A beaded border frames the design at the rim. The circular legend reads GEORGE VI KING AND EMPEROR OF INDIA, disposed around the upper and lower periphery in Roman capitals. |
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| Reverse description | A centrally placed coconut palm tree, rendered in fine detail with fronds splaying outward at the crown and at the base, occupies the inner circle of the reverse, a design attributed to George Kruger Gray. To the left and right of the palm trunk appear the denomination inscriptions in Sinhalese and Tamil script respectively. The circular legend CEYLON · ONE · CENT is disposed around the upper periphery, with the date 1942 appearing in the exergue at the base, all within a beaded border. |
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| Mintage | 1942 |
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