Sri Lanka - 25 Districts
2013 - Gampaha - Ten Rupee

As one of a new series of Ten Rupee coins representing the 25 Districts of Sri Lanka, the coin for Gampaha was issued by the Central Bank of Sri Lanka on 2014 November 17. The obverse design depicts Kelaniya Viharaya as a Buddhist Cultural Heritage site of Gampaha District.

SPECIFICATIONS
DenominationTen Rupee
AlloyStainless Steel
AISI 430
Diameter26.4 mm
Thickness2.1 mm
Weight8.36 gms
Shape11 sided
EdgePlain
DieAxis
Issue2,000,000
MintSlovak Mint
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Obverse : Within plain circle, artists impression of venarated Kelaniya Raja Maha Viharaya on Full Moon Poya day. Bo-Tree, Image House and Dagaba. ගම්පහ in Sinhala on top, கம்பஹா in Thamil on left, and Gampaha on right with 2013 below along the periphery of the coin.
Reverse : The large numeral denomination 10 with රුපියල් දහයයි in Sinhala, and பத்து ரூபாய் in Thamil and TEN RUPEES below and year of issue at the bottom flanked by ears of paddy on either side.. The country name ශ්‍රී ලංකා in Sinhala, centered on top, இலங்கை in Thamil on left and SRI LANKA on Right. All within circle of a geometric design along periphery with partly raised rim.

The Commemorative card issued has line drawing and a brief description including economic activities in district.

Even ignoring the trees, the perspective of photograph on upper left is slightly different. Would be an interesting challenge to take a photograph which matches the image on the coin.
If you can provide a better picture, please contribute kavanr @ gmail.com

The Coin obtained from CBSL was scanned at 600 dpi is displayed at 300 dpi.

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