| SPECIFICATIONS | |
| Denomination | Two Rupee |
| Alloy | Nickel plated Steel |
| Diameter | 28.5 mm |
| Thickness | 1.5 mm |
| Weight | 7.0 gms |
| Shape | Round |
| Edge | Milled |
| DieAxis | 0° |
| Mint | Royal,Llantrisant |
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Obverse : The Armorial Ensign of Sri Lanka within circle of dashes along periphery with raised rim.
Reverse : The large numeral denomination 2 with big
රුපියල් දෙකයි in Sinhala,
and smaller
இரண்டு ரூபாய் in Thamil
and TWO RUPEES
superimposed and year of issue at the bottom.
The country name
ශ්රී ලංකා in Sinhala, centered on top,
இலங்கை in Thamil
on left and SRI LANKA on Right. All within circle of dashes along periphery with raised rim.
| Year | Issue |
| 2005 | 50,000,000 |
| 2006 | 80,000,000 |
| 2008 | 18,000,000 |
| 2009 | 57,000,000 |
| 2011 | 43,000,000 |
In 2005, Rs2000/- worth was packed in large polythene bags with a Light Green paper label encased on top with SRI LANKA - 2 RUPEE - 1000 Pieces - ### in 4 lines. A small white paper sticker gave total weight, Date and time of production with operator and consec number ###. In 2009 Printed in Black on the polythene pack was SRI LANKA - 2 RUPEE - 1000 Pieces in 3 lines.
It is same diameter but 15% thinner and 15% lighter in weight then
the current 2 rupee coin.
See Article for more
details on this issue of lighter and smaller coins in 2005.
The incidence of error coins seem to be high in this new series.
The coin was scanned at 600 dpi and the images are displayed reverse video at 300 dpi.