Ceylon coins catalog with values online

British Ceylon rupee coinage

2 rupees

1968
copper-nickel
FAO
2 / TWO RUPEES 1968 / CEYLON
GROW MORE FOOD
Coin value - 3-4 USD

 

 

1 rupee

1 rupee 1957
copper-nickel
commemorative coin
2500 years of Buddhism
ONE RUPEE / 1957
2500
Coin value - 5-6 USD

 

1963-1971
copper-nickel
circulation coinage
ONE RUPEE 1965

Coin value - ~1 USD

 

 

50 cents

1902-1910
silver
50 CENTS 1903 / CEYLON
EDWARD VIII KING & EMPEROR
Coin value - 12-15 USD

 

1943
nickel-brass
50 CENTS / CEYLON / 1943
GEORGE VI KING AND EMPEROR OF INDIA
Coin value - 2-3 USD

 

1951
nickel-brass
50 CENTS / CEYLON / 1951
KING GEORGE THE SIXTH
Coin value - 4-6 USD

 

1963-1972
copper-nickel
50 FIFTY CENTS 1963

Coin value - ~1 USD

 

 

25 cents

1892-1900
silver
25 CENTS 1899 / CEYLON
VICTORIA QUEEN
Coin value - 10-12 USD

 

1902-1910
silver
25 CENTS 1919 / CEYLON
GEORG V KING AND EMPEROR OF INDIA
Coin value - 5-6 USD

 

1943
nickel-brass
25 CENTS / CEYLON / 1943
GEORGE VI KING AND EMPEROR OF INDIA
Coin value - 1-2 USD

 

1951
nickel-brass
25 CENTS / CEYLON / 1951
KING GEORGE THE SIXTH
Coin value - 1-2 USD

 

1963-1971
copper-nickel
25 TWENTY FIVE CENTS 1971

Coin value - ~1 USD

 

 

10 cents

1892-1900
silver
10 CENTS 1897 / CEYLON
VICTORIA QUEEN
Coin value - 6-8 USD

 

1902-1910
silver
10 CENTS 1902 / CEYLON
EDWARD VIII KING & EMPEROR
Coin value - 5-6 USD

 

1911-1917
silver
10 CENTS 1914 / CEYLON
GEORG V KING AND EMPEROR OF INDIA
Coin value - 4-6 USD

 

1941
silver
10 CENTS 1941 / CEYLON
GEORGE VI KING AND EMPEROR OF INDIA
Coin value - 3-4 USD

 

1944
nickel-brass
10 CENTS 1944 / CEYLON
GEORGE VI KING AND EMPEROR OF INDIA
Coin value - ~1 USD

 

10 cents 1951
nickel-brass
10 CENTS 1951 / CEYLON
KING GEORGE THE SIXTH
Coin value - ~1 USD

 

1963-1971
nickel-brass
10 TEN CENTS 1963

Coin value - ~1 USD

 

 

5 cents

1870-1892
bronze
CEYLON FIVE CENTS / 1870
VICTORIA QUEEN
Coin value - 8-12 USD

 

1909-1910
copper-nickel
5 CENTS 1910 / CEYLON
EDWARD VIII KING & EMPEROR
Coin value - 3-5 USD

 

1912-1926
copper-nickel
5 CENTS 1926 / CEYLON
GEORG V KING AND EMPEROR OF INDIA
Coin value - 2-4 USD

 

1942-1943
nickel-brass
3.89 g.
5 CENTS 1942 / CEYLON
GEORGE VI KING AND EMPEROR OF INDIA
Coin value - ~1 USD

 

1944-1945
nickel-brass
3.24 g.
5 CENTS 1944 / CEYLON
GEORGE VI KING AND EMPEROR OF INDIA
Coin value - ~1 USD

 

1963-1971
nickel-brass
5 FIVE CENTS 1971

Coin value - <1 USD

 

 

2 cents

1944
nickel-brass
2 CENTS 1942 / CEYLON
GEORGE VI KING AND EMPEROR OF INDIA
Coin value - 1-2 USD

 

1951
nickel-brass
2 CENTS 1951 / CEYLON
KING GEORGE THE SIXTH
Coin value - 2-3 USD
1955-1957
nickel-brass
2 CENTS 1957 / CEYLON
QUEEN ELIZABETH THE SECOND
Coin value - 1-2 USD

 

1963-1971
aluminium
2 TWO CENTS 1971

Coin value - <1 USD

 

 

1 cent

1870-1892
bronze
CEYLON ONE CENT / 1870
VICTORIA QUEEN
Coin value - 2-4 USD

 

1904-1910
bronze
ONE CENT 1909 / CEYLON
EDWARD VIII KING & EMPEROR
Coin value - 3-5 USD

 

1912-1929
bronze
ONE CENT 1914 / CEYLON
GEORG V KING AND EMPEROR OF INDIA
Coin value - 2-3 USD

 

1937-1942
bronze
weight - 4.72 g., diameter - 22 mm., thickness - 1.73 mm.
CEYLON ONE CENT / 1937
GEORGE VI KING AND EMPEROR OF INDIA
Coin value - 2-4 USD

 

1942-1945
bronze
weight - 2.35 g., diameter - 22.35 mm., thickness - 0.87 mm.
CEYLON ONE CENT / 1943
GEORGE VI KING AND EMPEROR OF INDIA
Coin value - 1-3 USD

 

1963-1971
aluminium
1 CENTS 1971

Coin value - <1 USD

 

 

1/2 cent

1870-1898
bronze
CEYLON HALF CENT / 1893
VICTORIA QUEEN
Coin value - 4-6 USD

 

1912-1926
bronze
HALF CENT 1926 / CEYLON
GEORG V KING AND EMPEROR OF INDIA
Coin value - 3-4 USD

 

1937-1940
bronze
CEYLON HALF CENT / 1940
GEORGE VI KING AND EMPEROR OF INDIA
Coin value - 3-4 USD

 

 

1/4 cent

1870-1898
bronze
CEYLON QUARTER CENT / 1898
VICTORIA QUEEN
Coin value - 5-7 USD

 

1901
bronze
QUARTER CENT 1901 / CEYLON
EDWARD VIII KING & EMPEROR
Coin value - 7-8 USD

 

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Coins of Ceylon in the catalog are presented divided by historical periods, indicating the main characteristics and differences by type.
Inside the sections, the coins are sorted by denomination - from large to small.
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