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CEYLON: George IV, 1820-1830, AR 1/3 rixdollar, ND (1823)

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / World Coins - Asia & Middle-East Start Price:160.00 USD Estimated At:200.00 - 250.00 USD
CEYLON: George IV, 1820-1830, AR 1/3 rixdollar, ND (1823)
SOLD
500.00USD+ buyer's premium (100.00)
This item SOLD at 2024 Sep 20 @ 17:07UTC-07:00 : PDT/MST
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CEYLON: George IV, 1820-1830, AR 1/3 rixdollar, ND (1823), KM-85, Prid-25, countermarked crown on Madras Presidency Arcot 1/4 rupee (KM-413), EF on VF-EF host, RR, ex Solar Collection. The persistent coin shortage led to a special import of East India Company's Madras "Arcot" quarter rupees. To retain these coins in local circulation, they were countermarked with a crown. They were declared current by local proclamations dated March 22, 1823 to pass at 1/3 rixdollar or 4 fanams.