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1 Rupee
| Issuer | Central Bank of Sri Lanka |
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| Year | 2005-2013 |
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| Composition | Brass plated steel |
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| Reverse description | The denomination is displayed in three scripts in the central field: in large Sinhala characters (රැපියලයි) above Tamil characters (ஒரு ரூபாய்), and below in Latin script ONE RUPEE. A stylised lotus blossom in bloom appears above the denomination inscription. The country name ශ්රී ලංකා in Sinhala arcs along the upper periphery, flanked by decorative foliate scrollwork on either side. The four-digit date appears in the lower field, and a beaded border runs near the rim. |
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| Edge | Segmented reeding (4 segments with 18 grooves) |
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| Additional information |
Sri Lanka shifted to brass-plated steel for this issue as part of a broader cost-cutting realignment in the mid-2000s, abandoning the nickel-brass composition used in earlier rupee strikes. The change was driven by global nickel price spikes that made the older alloy increasingly uneconomical for high-volume circulation coinage.