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5 Cents - Edward VII Trial Strike
| Issuer | Ceylon (1597-1972) |
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| Year | 1904 |
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| Value | 5 Cents (0.05) |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing draped and crowned effigy of King Edward VII, engraved by George William de Saulles, with the Imperial State Crown prominently rendered above the monarch's bare neck and robed shoulders. The king's mature portrait features a short beard and finely detailed facial features in high relief. A decorative collar with floral ornaments is visible at the base of the bust. The circumferential legend reads EDWARD VII KING & EMPEROR, arranged along the inner border, which is defined by a continuous denticular rim. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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Trial strikes for Ceylon's Edward VII coinage were produced in London ahead of confirmed production runs, typically struck in off-metal compositions to test die quality and design registration before committing to the intended alloy. A copper piece at 18.6 g for a 5-cent denomination is dramatically heavier than any circulating version — this weight places it closer to a Crown-sized flan, almost certainly a die trial on whatever stock was available rather than a proposed circulation specification.
KM#Pn8 is a pattern catalog entry, meaning surviving examples are almost certainly countable on one hand.