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10 Cents - Elizabeth II Trial Strike
| Issuer | Ceylon (1597-1972) |
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| Year | 1971 |
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| Value | 10 Cents (0.10) |
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| Obverse description | The obverse displays the Coat of Arms of Ceylon centered within the field, featuring the Sinhala lion passant holding a sword, set within a circular sunburst roundel. Above the shield is a traditional oil lamp finial, and below is a scroll bearing trilingual inscriptions in Tamil, Sinhala, and Latin script reading the country name. The word TRIAL appears vertically in the right field. The scalloped border with eight notches frames the entire design. |
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| Obverse script | Latin/Sinhala/Tamil |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is dominated by the bold numeral '10' prominently displayed in the upper central field, serving as the primary denomination indicator. Beneath the numeral, the Sinhala legend 'සත දහය' (ten cents) is inscribed across the center. Below this, the Tamil legend 'பத்து சதம்' and the English inscription 'TEN CENTS' appear on successive lines. The date 1971 is placed in the lower exergue, and the Sinhala word 'ලංකා' (Lanka) appears along the upper border, all enclosed within an ornamental beaded inner border following the scalloped coin shape. |
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