© Bob Lyall
© Bob Lyall
Full task token - Ceylon Plantation Company ND
| Brass | 5.9 g | 28 mm |
| Location | Sri Lanka › Ceylon (1597-1972) |
|---|---|
| Issuing entity | Ceylon Plantation Company |
| Queen | Victoria (1837-1901) |
| Type | Trade tokens › Work encampment, mine and wage tokens |
| Value | 1 Task = 9 Pence |
| Composition | Brass |
| Weight | 5.9 g |
| Diameter | 28 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Updated | 2024-11-14 |
| Numista | N#342787 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 100% |
Reverse
Beaded circle.
Edge
Plain.
Comment
The value of this token is the full task value of picking a full bag (one cwt) of clean coffee, or 9d.The Ceylon Plantation Company was one of the earliest companys floated in Ceylon for the cultivation of coffee, cinchona, and later, tea, with office in Kandy.
See http://coins.lakdiva.org/coffee/lyall/cpc_full.html
