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4 Rixdollar - George III Copper
| Issuer | Ceylon (fantasy) |
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| Year | 2007 |
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| Thickness | 2.5 mm |
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| Obverse lettering | GEORGIUS III DEI GRATIA REX. CHK |
| Reverse description | A standing Asian elephant in profile facing left occupies the central field, positioned atop a short ground line, with the numeral 4 appearing immediately above the animal. The legend CEYLON arcs across the upper field, and the date 1808 is inscribed below the ground line. The entire central device is framed by a wreath composed of olive and oak branches tied at the base, with the whole enclosed within a milled outer border. |
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A modern fantasy piece issued in 2007 with no historical monetary authority behind it — Ceylon never produced a copper 4 Rixdollar under George III. The actual Rixdollar circulated in British Ceylon from roughly 1796, when the island was taken from the Dutch, but was eventually demonetized in 1828 as sterling-based coinage was introduced. No copper 4 Rixdollar denomination was ever part of that colonial system.