COINS, ASIAN TERRITORIES, PATTERNS, CEYLON George III (1760-1820), Bronzed- Copper Pattern 1/48-Rupee, 1802, obv arms of the East India Company UNITED EAST INDIA COMPANY inscribed on a scroll in incuse letters, "48" below, AUSPICIO REGIS ET SENATUS ANGLIÆ in incuse letters on the broad flat rim, TO ONE RUPEE in relief, rev elephant facing left, date in exergue as on the currency pieces, die axis ↑↓ (Pr 261). Uncirculated proof.
Estimate: £500-800