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Token - A and B Scott and Co. Colombo
1859 year| Brass | 8.17 g | 29 mm |
| Location | Sri Lanka › Ceylon (1597-1972) |
|---|---|
| Queen | Victoria (1837-1901) |
| Type | Trade tokens › Work encampment, mine and wage tokens |
| Year | 1859 |
| Value | 6 Pence (1⁄40) |
| Composition | Brass |
| Weight | 8.17 g |
| Diameter | 29 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Updated | 2024-11-14 |
| Numista | N#167551 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 94% |
Reverse
A standing elephant facing left.
Lettering:
COFFEE STORE
1859
Edge
Reeded
Comment
A. & B. SCOTT & Co. founded around 1854 the firm Alex & Binney Scott held the important agency for the Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China, one of the earliest banks to establish an agency in Colombo.The token was struck by Ralph Heaton & Sons, Birmingham, and was used in the Borella Mills. The firm merged back with the parent firm Alston Scott & Co in 1871 and the mill sold to Carson Morris & Co was pulled down in 1883.
