| Issuer | Ceylon (1597-1972) |
| Year | 1919-1929 |
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Value | 50 Cents (0.50) |
| Currency | Rupee (1871-1972) |
| Composition | Silver (.550) |
| Weight | 5.83 g |
| Dimensions | 23.3 mm |
| Thickness | 1.5 mm |
| Shape and Technique | Round Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Engraver(s) | Edgar Bertram MacKennal |
| In circulation to | |
| Reference(s) | KM#109a |
| Obverse description | Crowned bust facing left |
| Obverse script | |
| Obverse lettering | GEORGE V KING AND EMPEROR OF INDIA. |
| Reverse description | Denomination |
| Reverse script | |
| Reverse lettering | CEYLON
50
CENTS
௫௦.௧தம
ශන ඵණහ
·1929· (Translation: Fifty Cents) |
| Edge | Reeded |
| Mint | Kolkata / Calcutta / Murshidabad, India (1757-date) Royal Mint (Tower Hill), London,United Kingdom (1810-1975) B Mumbai / Bombay, India(1829-date) |
| Mintage | 1919 B - - 750 000 1919 B - Proof - 1920 B - - 800 000 1920 B - Proof - 1921 B - - 800 000 1921 B - Proof - 1922 - - 1 040 000 1922 - Proof - 1924 - - 1 010 000 1924 - Proof - 1925 - - 500 000 1925 - Proof - 1926 - - 500 000 1926 - Proof - 1927 - - 500 000 1927 - Proof - 1928 - - 500 000 1928 - Proof - 1929 - - 500 000 1929 - Proof - |
| Catalog ID | 6316955300 |
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