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20 Rupees 150th Anniversary of the Colombo Medical Faculty
| Issuer | Central Bank of Sri Lanka |
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| Year | 2020 |
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| Currency | Rupee (1972-date) |
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| Reverse description | The large numeral '20' dominates the central field, flanked by trilingual denomination inscriptions: 'රුපියල් විස්සයි' in Sinhala, 'இருபது ரூபாய்' in Tamil, and 'TWENTY RUPEES' in English, all positioned below the numeral. Three-language country name legends encircle the periphery: 'ශ්රී ලංකා' in Sinhala arches above, 'இலங்கை' in Tamil appears along the left, and 'SRI LANKA' in Latin script runs along the right. The year of issue '2020' is inscribed at the bottom of the field within the exergual area. |
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The Colombo Medical Faculty — formally the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Colombo — traces its founding to 1870, when the Colombo Medical School was established under British colonial administration to train local practitioners and reduce dependence on imported medical staff. It is among the oldest medical institutions in South Asia. The 150th anniversary fell in 2020, a year defined globally by a public health emergency that gave the commemoration an unintentional weight no mint planning committee could have anticipated.