|
|
| ||||||||||||||||||||||
| KM# 165 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Obverse : The symbolic Sun in the center within an annulus around which
the country name
ශ්රී ලංකා in Sinhala, centered on top,
இலங்கை in Thamil
on left and SRI LANKA on Right, and year of issue 2000 at bottom, separated by 4 lotus symbols.
In the outer annulus within a raised rim is divided by radials into sectors for
eight auspicious symbols known as
astamangala.
From top clockwise they are
Sankha (conch),
Punkalasa (filled vessel),
Srivatsa (Lakshmi),
Camara (fly-whisk),
Ankusa (elephant goad),
Matsy-yugala (pair of fish),
Nandyavarta (Curvilinear svastika),
Bhadrapitha (auspicious seat).
Reverse : A image of the new Central Bank building within a circle at
the center. Below
රුපියල් in Sinhala,
ரூபாய் in Thamil
and RUPEES in 3 lines with large numeric legal tender value 1000 to the right.
In outer annulus the name of Bank
ශ්රී ලංකා මහ බැංකුව
in Sinhala on top with the period
1950-2000 below.
இலங்கை மத்திய வங்கி in Thamil on left,
and CENTRAL BANK OF SRI LANKA on right separated by 3 lotus symbols.
along the periphery within raised rim.
The coin has been struck with one ounce of sterling silver to the
British crown coin size. The Silver Proof coin enclosed in a circular
coin case is embedded in black velvet inside a dark Blue 7.5cm square
spring hinged box The Emblem of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka printed
in gold on top and black on the white satin of the inside cover. A
numbered Certificate of Authenticity contains the specifications and the text
above in Sinhala, Tamil and English.
The edge cardboard outer packing sometimes had a number written
in ink by probably for inventory control.
The issue price was Rs 1200/- (US$15.25) in Sri Lanka in August 2000.
The coin was scaned at 300 dpi and the images are displayed at 254 dpi. The Proof commemorative coin was obtained from the Central Bank of Sri Lanka in 2000
Media Report CDN 2000 09 05