Description
British Empire, Ceylon, King George IV (1820-1830), Silver Third Rix Dollar (2.87g, 17mm), colonial counter-stamp coinage circa 1823, ‘Crown’ counter-stamp upon a British East India Company, Madras Presidency Quarter Rupee of Alamgir II, AH1172, regnal year 6, Arcot Mint. Obverse: British Crown counter-stamp marking it as a 1/3 Rix Dollar over legend in Persian noting the Anno Hegirae year and Mughal Emperor’s titulature. Reverse: As obverse, noting mint. KM-85. A scarce and interesting type, seldom seen available for commerce and essential to all British Empire collectors, host details good Very Fine, counterstamp virtually as struck.