Coins from Sri Lanka (Ceylon)
Corrections and additions to 2nd Edition 1999, of the 18th Century Volume
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Drop all references to SHRI within () in title and introduction text.
Rulers British 1796-1948 (not 1972)
Shri was NOT adopted in 1972 and was used only from June'92 to Dec'93
on a personal decision of President Premadasa without constitutional
authority. It appears only on one Coin of Sri Lanka.
see http://coins.lakdiva.org.lk/commemorative/1993_mihindujayanthi2300_500r.html
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Monetary System
9 Stuivers = 1 Larin
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KM 29 NOTE Varieties - Two characters under date interchanged.
(1784 1792 and 1793)
Image from Scholten
http://coins.lakdiva.org.lk/dutch/178X_voc_j_2st_cud.html
KM 31.1 1786 very rare (Remove prices - No specimen of coin known)
KM 31.2 Mint: Tuticorin
1788 1789 very rare (Remove prices - No specimen of coin known)
KM 52 upto KM 56 are Silver (Not Copper)
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Possibly Add Images for following coin Types not illustrated.
KM 23 1747 Need image - Dick Ford Collection Auction catalog
KM 33.1 1789-1791 C over VOC 1 DT over date.
http://coins.lakdiva.org.lk/lingen/1789_VOC_duit_pbd.html
http://coins.lakdiva.org.lk/dutch/1793_voc_c_1duit_pbd.html
KM 33.2 1789-1791 C over VOC 1 DUIT over date. T CounterMark
http://coins.lakdiva.org.lk/lingen/1792_VOC_duit_pbd.html
http://coins.lakdiva.org.lk/dutch/1793_voc_c_1duit_pbd.html
LM31.2 1787 is very Different type to 1784 Type illustrated.
http://coins.lakdiva.org.lk/lingen/1787_colombo_rupee_ag.html
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