| SPECIFICATIONS | |
| Denomination | Rupees one |
| Alloy | Cupro-Nickel |
| Diameter | 25.4 mm |
| Thickness | 2.0 mm |
| Weight | 7.13 gms |
| Shape | Round |
| Edge | Grained |
| Die-Axis | 0° |
| Proof Cu-Ni | 2,000 |
| Mint | Monnaie de Paris |
A frosted Proof commemorative one rupee cupro-nickel coin was issued by the Central Bank of Sri Lanka on 2000 December 9th to mark the 50th Anniversary of the Sri Lanka Navy.
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Obverse : The Armorial Ensign of Sri Lanka Navy in the centre with the
years '1950-2000' depicted below. The words
`SRI LANKA NAVY' in Sinhala, Tamil and English appear at
the top, left and right sides along the periphery.
Reverse : To the left an artist's impression of a ship of the Sri Lanka
Navy. The value `ONE RUPEE' in Sinhala, Tamil and English
to the right in 3 lines. `Sri Lanka' in Sinhala, Tamil, and English at
the top, left, and right sides along the periphery. The year of issue
`2000' is at the bottom centre.
The Proof coin enclosed in a circular hard plastic coin holder is embedded in black velvet inside a Dark Blue covered 6.6cm square rexine coverred hinged metal box. The Emblem of the Sri Lanka Navy printed in Silver on top with the words "SRI LANKA NAVY 50TH ANNIVERSARY 9 DECEMBER 2000" in 3 lines and the CBSL Emblem in Dark Blue on the white satin of the inside cover. A machine numbered beige card Certificate of Authenticity contains the specifications and description in Sinhala, Tamil and English is tucked into white satin band across lower-left corner of inside cover. The issue price in Sri Lanka Rs 500/- (US $6.25).
Also issued as Brillent Uncircukated nickel plated steel coin minted to the existing standard Rs. 1/- in circulation. The Proof coin is Cupro-Nickel and not be atracted by magnets and of different metal than the BU issue.
I thank Shehan Patterson of HSBC for obtaining these commemorative coins for me from the Central Bank and sending me this nice 300dpi scan which I have displayed at 250dpi in reverse video to highlight the detail on these very reflective proof coins. CBSL had only posted a poor scan on their website.