| SPECIFICATIONS | ||
| Alloy | Cu | |
| Type | Struck | |
| Height | 23.7 mm | |
| Width | 27.3 mm | |
| Thickness | 2.2 mm | |
| Weight | 5.90 gms | |
| Shape | rectangle | |
| DieAxis | O° | |
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| OBRW # H.76 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Obverse : .Lady standing with hands upraised from elbow over head and the two elephants on either side from lotus at knee level are relatively larger than normal.
Reverse : Railed Svastika, rotating right with an elaborate pedestal structure under the rail taking the form of a ship. Triangular pennent-like symbol to the right (and left).
Five coins of this type and size are illustrated in the
1999 catalog Ruhuna. An Ancient Civilisation Re-visited by
Bopearachchi and Wickramasinhe, Plate 15, H.72-H.76.
H.72 is from Anuradhapura and the rest including above is from Akurugoda.
This coin is Plate Specimen H.76 in this catalog
and was obtained from the Author.
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The coin was scanned at 300dpi and displayed at 250dpi. It was obtained in 2000 August from Rajah Wickremesinhe an Author and collector in Colombo, Lanka.