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Obverse : Imprint of the statue traditionally believed to be that of
King Parakramabahu the Great (1053-1186), which surmounting a
basketful of paddy, flanked on either side by ears of paddy.
අහාර
වැඩියෙන්
වගාකරමු
in Sinhala on top,
அதிக உணவு
பயிரிடுக
in Thamil on the left,
and GROW MORE FOOD on the right sides.
All within circle of dashes along periphery with raised rim.
Reverse : The large numeral denomination 2 with big
රුපියල් දෙකයි
in Sinhala, and smaller
இரண்டு ரூபாய் in Thamil
and TWO RUPEES
superimposed.
The year of issue 1968 is at the bottom.
The country name
ශ්රී ලංකා in Sinhala, centered on top,
இலங்கை in Thamil
on left and SRI LANKA on Right. All within circle of dashes along periphery with raised rim.
About 800 years ago,
Parakramabahu
the great built Lanka's famous irregation system which the government
is now reconstructing. The coin underlines national efforts to
achieve self-sufficiency in rice by the early 1970s.
The obverse design by Mr W. M. Gardner.
At issue, specimens could be ordered from the Bank of Ceylon, P.O.Box
241, Colombo, Ceylon at US$1.50 each.
The Royal Mint moved in 1968 from Tower of London to Llantrisant in Wales so all future coins issues were minted in Wales not London. need toc confirm where this coin was minted.
The coin was scanned at 300 dpi and the images are displayed at 254 dpi.
The uncirculated
commemorative coin was obtained from the Central Bank of Ceylon.