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Obverse : An image of the Victoria dam constructed with aid from United Kingdom which was opened by Queen Elizabeth II within plain circle. Word
මහවැලි
in Sinhala on top,
மகாவலி
in Thamil on the left,
and Mahaweli on the right with a liyavala at bottom along the periphery within 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 1981 is at the bottom.
The country name
ශ්රී ලංකා in Sinhala, centered on top,
இலங்கை in Thamil
on left and SRI LANKA on Right along periphery within raised rim.
CBSL confirms that there were two subsequent orders of 20M each above the which bring the total to 45M rather than 5M listed in Sallay and in Krause. This coin is small than the 1968 FAO issue which has similer reverse design and is of same size of the definitive issue of 1984 and later.
The coin was scaned at 300 dpi and the images are displayed at 254 dpi.
The uncirculated commemorative coins were obtained from the Central
Bank of Ceylon.