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2 Rupees 50 Years of the Colombo Plan
| Issuer | Central Bank of Sri Lanka |
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| Year | 2001 |
| Type | Commemorative circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Central design features a large stylized cogwheel set against a sunburst or radiating pattern, symbolizing industrial development and cooperative progress, with wheat sheaves or agricultural motifs flanking the gear to represent economic growth. An inner legend arcing around the central device reads PLANNING PROSPERITY TOGETHER in Latin script, while the outer legend carries the name COLOMBO PLAN in Latin to the left and equivalent inscriptions in Sinhala and Tamil script to the right. The commemorative date range 1951 - 2001 appears along the lower periphery, marking the fiftieth anniversary of the Colombo Plan. The entire design is encircled by a fine beaded border. |
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| Obverse script | Latin, Sinhala, Tamil |
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| Reverse description | The central field is dominated by a large numeral 2 in a bold, stylized typeface with horizontal line shading, denoting the face value. Superimposed across the numeral are the denomination inscriptions in three scripts: රුපියල් දෙකයි in Sinhala and இரண்டு ரூபாய் in Tamil, with TWO RUPEES in Latin script below. The country name appears around the upper periphery, reading ශ්රී ලංකා in Sinhala to the upper left, இலங்கை in Tamil to the upper right, and SRI LANKA in Latin script arcing along the right side, with corresponding Sinhala and Tamil legends to the left. The date 2001 is placed in the lower exergue. A beaded border runs along the rim. |
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