Kavel 719

Lead/tin 1/8 doit 1747 (1.53 g.). Colombo, the 1/8 Doit "bazaroekken" made of half lead and half tin issued to relieve the shortage of doits. The first Lankan coin with Sinhala letters “Ath Mila”. It has been pointed out that the Sinhala letters read “Ath Mila” which translates to Hand Value and not “Aka Mila”(1/8 Salli) as given in Scholten. R4 VF. Ref.: Scho. 1319; Passon 53.16 - extremely rare and never sold by us before