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2000 Rupees Visakha Vidyalaya Centenary
| Issuer | Central Bank of Sri Lanka |
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| Year | 2017 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Reverse description | A facing bust portrait of Selestina Jeremias Dias, foundress of Visakha Vidyalaya, is rendered in fine relief at the center of the field. She is depicted wearing a pearl necklace and formal attire, with her hair neatly drawn back. The upper circular legend reads 1917 VISAKHA VIDYALAYA CENTENARY 2017, flanking the portrait on either side, while the name SELESTINA JEREMIAS DIAS is inscribed in the lower exergual area. |
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| Reverse lettering | 1917 VISAKHA VIDYALAYA CENTENARY 2017 SELESTINA JEREMIAS DIAS |
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Visakha Vidyalaya in Colombo was founded in 1917 as one of the first schools in Ceylon established specifically to provide English-medium education to Buddhist girls — a deliberate counterweight to the Christian missionary schools that dominated elite female education at the time. The centenary in 2017 coincided with renewed national debate about the school's continued status as a leading state institution. The gold plating on the reverse is a production choice the Central Bank has applied selectively to commemorative silvers of this period, distinguishing institutional anniversaries from standard issues.