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1 Rixdollar Trial Strike
| Issuer | Ceylon (1597-1972) |
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| Year | 1812 |
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| Weight | 8.98 g |
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| Obverse description | Central field bears a crowned cartouche or shield device surmounted by a royal crown, within which the denomination is inscribed in two lines. The legend CEYLON arcs above the crown, while CURRENCY arcs along the lower border. The motto DIEU ET MON DROIT appears below the central device, referencing the British royal motto. The overall design reflects the British colonial authority over Ceylon, executed in a neoclassical engraving style consistent with early 19th-century Royal Mint practice. |
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| Obverse lettering | CEYLON ONE RIX DOLLAR DIEU ET MON DROIT CURRENCY (Translation: God and my right) |
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Ceylon's rixdollar coinage was administered under the Dutch VOC before passing to British control in 1796, and the transition created persistent administrative headaches over currency standardization. This 1812 trial strike was part of Britain's effort to rationalize the island's monetary system — the rixdollar itself was a carry-over Dutch unit that the Colonial Office tolerated for decades before finally demonetizing it in 1836 in favor of sterling.
Pattern and trial pieces from Ceylon of this period are genuinely rare in any form. The Pn3 designation reflects its proof-of-concept status; it never entered circulation.