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Colonial Gold - Gold Star Pagoda
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Colonial Gold - Gold Star Pagoda

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Colonial Gold - Gold Star Pagoda

The Cape Colony experienced an accute shortage of currency and hence various currencies were used and accepted at various times.

 
The Gold coins; the Madras Presidency Star Pagoda ( Mal varagama in Sinhala) and the Porto Novo Pagoda were the chief Indian standards when the British East India Company took over the currency of Ceylon in 1796.
 
Denomination
One Pagoda
Alloy
Gold.823Au
Type
Struck
Diameter
11. mm
Thickness
 mm
Weight Legal
3.406 gms
 
 
Shape
Round
Edge
Plain
DieAxis
Mint
Madras

 Obverse : Vishnu standing with star above; deeply struck.
Reverse : Granulated with five-pointed star in center.

The coins are mentioned by Codrington, who states It was in use in Ceylon in 1777 and also under the British.
Under the dutch the Star Pagoda was worth 30.5 fanams, and increased in value relative to the Ceylon Stuiver under the British. The exchange on 1796 March 22 was 1 Star Pagoda = 45 fanams. About 17% higher than the Porto Novo = 38.5 fanams. Over the period 1802,1807,1809,1813 the Star Pagoda rose in value to 48,60,70,80 fanams as the Rix Dollar dropped to it's intrinsic value of Silver. In 1819 it was 8 Shillings, or 54 6/7 fanams.

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Great seller, great coin. Many thanks
22 Apr 2008