1893, Ceylon, Queen Victoria. Silver 10 Cents Coin. Low Pop 3/6! PCGS MS-65!

Mint Year: 1893
References: KM-94.
Denomination: 10 Cents
Condition: Certified and graded by PCGS as MS-65!
Material: Silver (.800)
Diameter: 15mm
Weight: 1.16gm

Obverse: Diademed bust of Queen Victoria left.
Legend: VICTORIA - QUEEN

Reverse: Palm flanked by inscriptions / splitting value (10).
Legend: CEYLON / 10 CENTS, 1893

 

After over two thousand years of rule by local kingdoms, parts of Sri Lanka (Ceylon) were colonized by Portugal and the Netherlands beginning in the 16th century, before the control of the entire country was ceded to the British Empire in 1815.

Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria; 24 May 1819 - 22 January 1901) was from 20 June 1837 the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and from 1 May 1876 the first Empress of India until her death. Her reign as Queen lasted 63 years and seven months, longer than that of any other British monarch to date. The period centred on her reign is known as the Victorian era.