© Bob Lyall
© Bob Lyall
Half task token - Ceylon Plantation Company ND
| Brass | 4.1 g | 23 mm |
| Location | Sri Lanka › Ceylon (1597-1972) |
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| Issuing entity | Ceylon Plantation Company |
| Type | Trade tokens › Work encampment, mine and wage tokens |
| Value | ½ Task = 4½ Pence |
| Composition | Brass |
| Weight | 4.1 g |
| Diameter | 23 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Updated | 2024-11-14 |
| Numista | N#342784 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 100% |
Reverse
Beaded circle.
Edge
Plain.
Comment
The value of this token is the half task value of picking a half bag (half cwt) of clean coffee, or 4½d.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_half.html