2017
SRI LANKA - One Rupee

A definitive One Rupee stainless Steel coin with a alternate milled + plain edge, first announced 2018 November 27th and first issued to public on December 3rd. It was to circulate along side the older coin which remained legal tender.

First change in basic Design of standard circulation coin since the 1 Rupee coin was introduced in 1963. First inclusion of Thamil and English name of the Country to a one rupee circulation standard coin.

SPECIFICATIONS
DenominationOne Rupee
AlloyStainless Steel
Diameter20.0 mm
Thickness1.75 mm
Weight3.75 gms
ShapeRound
EdgeIntermittent Milled edge
DieAxis0°
MintKremnica
 SriLanka_r01_obverse SriLanka_r01_reverse
SriLanka_r01_obverse SriLanka_r01_reverse
KM #2??

Obverse : The Armorial Ensign of Sri Lanka with short name of country in SRI LANKA in English, ශ්‍රී ලංකා in Sinhala, and இலங்கை in Thamil, on left, Top and Right of Ensign. Year 2017 at Bottom, all within a plain circle inside a raised rim.

Reverse : The Numeric 1 on top. The value රුපියලයි in Sinhala, ஒரு ரூபாய் in Thamil and ONE RUPEE in English, in three line below. All within a border of traditional lotus petals around the periphery.

Year Issue
2017 190,000,000

The coin pack was obtained from CBSL on 2018 December 3rd.
The coin was scanned at 600 dpi and the images are displayed at 254 dpi.