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5 Cents - Edward VII
| Issuer | Ceylon (1597-1972) |
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| Year | 1909-1910 |
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| Value | 5 Cents (0.05) |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing crowned effigy of King Edward VII, depicted with a draped and decorated bust wearing the Imperial State Crown. The portrait, engraved by George William de Saulles, is rendered in high relief with fine detail on the crown's arches and the king's robes. The legend 'EDWARD VII KING & EMPEROR' arcs along the left and right borders of the square flan, conforming to its shape. The initials 'DES' (de Saulles) appear in small lettering at the base of the truncation. The design fills the square field to the corners, with no inner border. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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Ceylon's copper-nickel 5 cent coinage under Edward VII was struck at the Royal Mint during a period when the island's monetary administration remained tightly controlled by the Colonial Office in London. The shift from earlier silver-content fractions to copper-nickel for small denominations had been settled policy across British colonial issues by this point, driven by silver's sustained price increases in the late nineteenth century.
KM#103 covers only two years of production before Edward's death in May 1910 ended the series.