25 cents of Sri Lanka, Ceylon in the name of Queen Victoria, 1893
Also known as: 25 cents van Sri Lanka, Ceylon op naam van koningin Victoria, 1893
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1893
Silver coin. Obverse: diademed head of the queen facing left. Reverse: between value indication - in two lines - palm tree. Date below. Milled edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-4050E; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 1.8 cm x weight 2.9 g.
Description translated from the museum's Dutch catalogue text; details are those of this museum object, and how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- silver (metal)
- Technique
- striking (metalworking)
- Measurements
- diameter 1.8 cm x weight 2.9 g
Design
- Obverse
- diademed head of the queen facing left.
- Reverse
- between value indication - in two lines - palm tree. Date below. Milled edge.
Identification
- Original title
- 25 cents van Sri Lanka, Ceylon op naam van koningin Victoria, 1893
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- KOG-MP-1-4050E
- Museum classification
- coin
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- Issue or mint date
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- Material
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- Mint or printer
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- Mint or printer mark
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Catalogue references
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