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5 Cents - George VI
| Issuer | Ceylon Government |
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| Year | 1942-1945 |
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| Shape | Square with rounded corners |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The large numeral '5' dominates the centre of the square flan, rendered in a bold, decorated style with horizontal line engraving. The word CEYLON appears in an arc above, and CENTS is inscribed below the numeral with the date below that. To the left, the denomination is rendered vertically in Sinhala script, and to the right in Tamil script, with the numeral 5 appearing at lower right in Tamil. The overall layout is symmetrical and well-balanced within the square format with rounded corners. |
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| Mintage | 1942 - KM#113.1 (Thick planchet) - 12,752,000 1942 - KM#113.1 (Thick planchet) Proof - 1943 - KM#113.1 (Thick planchet) - 1943 - KM#113.1 (Thick planchet) Proof - 1944 - KM#113.2 (Thin planchet) - 18,064,000 1945 - KM#113.2 (Thin planchet) Proof - 1945 - KM#113.2 (Thin planchet); Minted between 1959-62 by Royal Mint - 31,192,000 |
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