| SPECIFICATIONS | |
| Denomination | Fifty cents |
| Alloy | Copper plated Steel |
| Diameter | 18.0 mm |
| Thickness | 1.4 mm |
| Weight | 2.5 gms |
| Shape | Round |
| Edge | Milled |
| DieAxis | 0° |
| Mint | Royal,Llantrisant |
SRI LANKA - Fifty Cents
A definitive decimal currency Fifty cent copper plated Steel coin with a milled 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 50 with value FIFTY 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 | 20,000,000 |
| 2006 | 10,000,000 |
| 2009 |
The same diameter but 30% thinner and 23% lighter than the older 25
cents which is 3.24 grams. Since coins appear to get sorted by
diameter, I suspect that this 50 cent coin will mix in with the older
25 cent coins if it circulates
sufficiently to become black by corrosion or dirt.
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.