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| | Coins of Ceylon by Lowsley |
 | | Coins of the ``Friar'' type (xerafims and half-xerafims), dating from about 1643-1658, have on the obverse the letters G. (Goa) on either side of the Portuguese arms, and on the reverse the figure of St. |
 | | Gold fanams and the extremely small coins in gold, silver, and copper, weighing less than 7 grains, as used by the Tamils, are still sometimes to be obtained in the pettahs of Colombo and Kandy. |
 | | The actual coins, in my opinion, when acquired on the spot, throw far more real light on the state of things than quotations of ordinances and regulations can do, especially as these were often not fully acted upon, and thereby only confuse the investigator. |
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