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1 Rupee SRAF

Features

Issuer Sri LankaSri Lanka (1972-date)
Issuing bank Central Bank of Sri Lanka (Srí Lanká Maha Bänkuva)
Period Democratic Socialist Republic (1978-date)
Type Non-circulating coins
Year 2001
Value 1 Rupee
1 LKR = USD 0.0030
Currency Rupee (1972-date)
Composition Copper-nickel
Weight 7.13 g
Diameter 25.4 mm
Thickness 2 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Coin alignment ↑↓
Number
N#
62453
References KM# 166
Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes).

Commemorative issue

50th Anniversary of the Sri Lanka Air Force

Obverse

Badge of the Sri Lankan Air Force surrounded by inscription and dates

Scripts: Latin, Sinhala, Tamil

Lettering:
SRI LANKA AIR FORCE • இலங்கை விமானப்படை • ශ්‍රි ලංකා ගුවන් හමුදාව
1951 2001
ශ්‍රී ලංකා
ගුවන් හමුදාව
සුරකිමු ළකඹර

Translation:
Sri Lanka Air Force • Sri Lanka Air Force (Tamil) • Sri Lanka Air Force (Sinhala)
1951 2001
Sri Lanka
Air Force
Guardian Of The Skies

Designer: Padmanjalee Karunathillake

Reverse

Two jets above denomination above a propeller plane within a circle surrounded by inscription and date.

Scripts: Latin, Sinhala, Tamil

Lettering:
இலங்கை ශ්‍රී ලංකා SRI LANKA
2001
රුපියලයි
ஒரு ரூபாய்
ONE RUPEE

Translation:
Sri Lanka (Tamil) Sri Lanka (Sinhala) Sri Lanka
2001
One Rupee (Sinhala)
One Rupee (Tamil)
One Rupee

Designer: Padmanjalee Karunathillake

Edge

Reeded

Mint

Royal Mint, Llantrisant, United Kingdom (1968-date)

Comments

The Central Bank of Sri Lanka issued a commemorative Coin in the denomination of One Rupee on 09th March 2001 to mark the 50th Anniversary of the Sri Lanka Air Force. The obverse of the coin depicts the ensign of the Sri Lanka Air Force in the centre. The years '1951 - 2001' appear on either side of the ensign. The words ' SRI LANKA AIR FORCE ' in Sinhala appear at the bottom centre and in Tamil and English along the periphery.

The reverse depicts on the centre the words ' ONE RUPEE ' in Sinhala, Tamil and English. An artist's impression of three planes, used by Sri Lanka Air Force, a Chipmunk, a KFIR and a MIG 27 also appear in the centre. The words ' SRI LANKA ' in Sinhala appear at the bottam centre and in Tamil and English along the periphery. The year 2001 is depicted at the apex. The artwork of the coin has been done by Central Bank Artist, Mrs Padmanjalee Karunathillake.

Commemorative Packaging
The Proof coin enclosed in a clear plastic circular coin capsule is embedded in black velvet inside a 7.7 cm square light blue rexine coverred metal box. The words "SRI LANKA AIR FORCE 50TH ANIVERSARY 2ND MARCH 2001" in 3 lines are printed in Gold on top and the CBSL Emblem in black on the white satin of the inside cover. A machine numbered white card Certificate of Authenticity printed in blue and black contains the specifications and description in Sinhala, Tamil and English is tucked into white satin band across lower-left corner of inside cover. The issue price (March 2001) in Sri Lanka Rs 600.

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Date Mintage VG F VF XF AU UNC
2001  2 000 Proof

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