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| Issuer | Central Bank of Sri Lanka |
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| Year | 2013 |
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| Diameter | 26.4 mm |
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| Reverse script | Latin, Sinhala, Tamil |
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| Edge | Plain |
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The Ampara district commemorative is part of Sri Lanka's 25-coin provincial and district series launched by the Central Bank in 2013, one of the more ambitious domestic circulation commemorative programs in South Asian numismatic history. Ampara itself was carved out of Batticaloa District only in 1961, making it one of the newer administrative units on the island.
AISI 430 ferritic stainless steel was selected across the series partly due to its corrosion resistance in Sri Lanka's humid coastal conditions — a practical lesson drawn from earlier cupro-nickel issues that degraded rapidly in circulation.