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Token - Wekande Mills Ceylon
| Location | Ceylon (1597-1972) |
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| Year | 1843 |
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| Period | 19th century |
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| Obverse lettering | GEORGE STEUART & Co 1843 ⋆ CEYLON ⋆ |
| Reverse description | The central device depicts two figures engaged in coffee processing: one figure seated on the ground facing right, and a standing figure behind a basket or receptacle, bagging or sorting coffee beans, with the initials GS&C visible in the field. The surrounding legend in Latin reads WEKANDE · MILLS · above and MILLS · below, with Sinhalese script flanking the central device on both sides, all enclosed within a rope-style border and reeded rim. |
| Reverse script | Latin/Sinhalese |
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