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5 Cents Trial Strike
| Issuer | Central Bank of Sri Lanka |
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| Year | 1975 |
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| Value | 5 Cents (0.05 LKR) |
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| Reverse description | The large numeral '5' dominates the centre of the square field, flanked on either side by an ornamental wreath border encircling the entire design. Above the numeral, the country name appears in Sinhala script (ශ්රී ලංකා) and Tamil script, while below the numeral the denomination is inscribed in Sinhala (සත පහ) and Tamil (ஐந்து சதம), followed by the legend 'FIVE CENTS' in Latin characters. The date '1975' appears at the bottom of the field beneath the wreath. |
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| Reverse lettering | ශ්රී ලංකා 5 සත පහ ஐந்து சதம FIVE CENTS 1975 |
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Trial strikes produced for the Central Bank of Sri Lanka in this period were part of the broader recoinage program following the country's 1972 republican transition, when Ceylon officially became Sri Lanka and new national imagery was required across the entire circulating series. The 5 cent denomination in aluminium was being evaluated against weight and die specifications before production contracts were finalized.
KM#Pn1 designation confirms this as the first catalogued pattern for the issue. Survivors are institutional pieces — almost certainly never outside mint or central bank hands before reaching collectors.