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5 Rupees - Elizabeth II Buddha
Issuer | Ceylon (1597-1972) |
Year | 1957 |
Type | Commemorative circulation coin |
Value | 5 Rupees |
Currency | Rupee (1871-1972) |
Composition | Silver (.925) |
Weight | 28.2757 g |
Dimensions | 39 mm |
Thickness | 2.5 mm |
Shape and Technique | Round Milled |
Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
Engraver(s) | Bernard Sindall |
In circulation to | |
Reference(s) | KM#126 |
Obverse description | Buddhist Moonstone motif |
Obverse script | |
Obverse lettering | 2500 |
Reverse description | Denomination |
Reverse script | |
Reverse lettering | *FIVE RUPEES *ශ්රීලංකා * ஐந்து
ரூபாய்*
රැපියල්
පහයි
1957
බුද්ධ ජයන්ති (Translation: Sri Lanka Five Rupees Buddha Jayanthi) |
Edge | Reeded |
Mint | |
Mintage | 1957 - 258,000 melted down in 1962 - 500 000 1957 - Proof - 1 800
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Catalog ID | 9195280020 |
Comments | |