1 Rupee non-magnetic

Features

Issuer	Sri Lanka › Sri Lanka (1972-date)
Period	Republic (1972-1978) Democratic Socialist Republic (1978-date)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	1972-1994
Value	1 Rupee 1 LKR = USD 0.0030
Currency	Rupee (1972-date)
Composition	Copper-nickel (non-magnetic)
Weight	7.1 g
Diameter	25 mm
Thickness	1.80 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Medal alignment ↑↑
Number	N# 895
References	KM# 136 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). , Schön# 81 Battenberg Gietl Verlag (publisher). Weltmünzkatalog. Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Bavaria, Germany (4 volumes).

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Obverse

Emblem of Sri Lanka

Reverse

The value in Sinhala, Tamil and English in the centre and the circular floral ornament divided by the country name in Sinhala at the top and the date at the bottom.

Scripts: Latin, Sinhala, Tamil

Lettering:
ශ්‍රී ලංකා
රුපියලයි
ஒரு ரூபாய்
ONE RUPEE
1978

Translation:
Sri Lanka
One Rupee
1978

Edge

Reeded or security edge

Mint

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

Present in sets

1978 Sri Lanka Proof Coinage

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Date	Mintage	G	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC	References		Frequency
Undetermined
1972	7 000 000			$ 0.12	$ 0.20	$ 0.64			KM# 136.1 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes).	Security edge	13%
1975	31 500 000		$ 0.17	$ 0.34	$ 0.35	$ 0.46	$ 0.58	$ 0.96	KM# 136.1 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes).	Security edge	39%
1978	37 018 000		$ 0.12	$ 0.30	$ 0.35	$ 0.35	$ 0.36	$ 1.10	KM# 136.1 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes).	Security edge	25%
1978	20 000							$ 1.60	KM# 136.1 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes).	Security edge; Proof	1.7%
1982	75 000 000		$ 0.17	$ 0.23	$ 0.35	$ 0.65	$ 0.86	$ 0.95	KM# 136.2 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes).	Reeded edge	51%
1994	50 000 000	$ 0.07	$ 0.12	$ 0.12	$ 0.35	$ 0.52	$ 0.74		KM# 136.2 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes).	Reeded edge	31%

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