| SPECIFICATIONS | |
| Denomination | TwentyFive cents |
| Alloy | Copper plated Steel |
| Diameter | 16.0 mm |
| Thickness | 1.2 mm |
| Weight | 1.68 gms |
| Shape | Round |
| Edge | Plain |
| DieAxis | 0° |
| Mint | Royal,Llantrisant |
SRI LANKA - TwentyFive Cents
A definitive decimal currency TwentyFive cent copper plated Steel coin with a plain edge first issued 2005 December 14th. It was to circulate along side the older Cupro-Nickel coin and Nickel Plated Steel coin which remained legal tender.
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Obverse : The Armorial Ensign of Sri Lanka
Reverse : The large numeral 25 with value TWENTY FIVE CENTS in Sinhala, Tamil and English below and year of issue at the bottom within a circle of the traditional Sinhala Liyavela art with Sri Lanka in Sinhala on top.
| Year | Issue |
| 2005 | 10,000,000 |
| 2006 | 5,000,000 |
| 2009 |
The same diameter but 30% thinner than the current aluminum
0.70 gram 1 cent coin
which was last minted in 1994 and had not circulated for a long time
by 2005.
See Article for more
details on this issue of lighter and smaller coins in 2005.
The coin was scaned at 600 dpi and the images are displayed at 300 dpi.