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5 Cents - George VI
| Uitgever | Ceylon (1597-1972) |
|---|---|
| Jaar | 1951 |
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| Waarde | 5 Cents (0.05) |
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| Schrift voorzijde | Latin |
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| Beschrijving keerzijde | Large bold numeral '5' dominates the centre of the square field, with horizontal line engraving within the digit. The legend 'CEYLON' appears along the top edge, and 'CENTS' with the date '1951' runs along the lower portion. Sinhala script legends appear along the left edge and Tamil script legends along the right edge, each denoting the denomination of five cents. |
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| Aanvullende informatie |
Ceylon's postwar coinage underwent a quiet but deliberate transition in the late 1940s and early 1950s as the island moved toward full independence, achieved in 1948. This 1951 issue was struck after Ceylon became a self-governing dominion within the Commonwealth, yet still carried the king's effigy — a politically ambiguous arrangement that suited Colombo's gradualist approach to separating from British institutional forms. George VI died in February 1952, making 1951 one of the final years his portrait appeared on Ceylonese coinage before the series transitioned to Elizabeth II.