Items from Sri Lanka
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Sri Lanka is an island nation in the Indian Ocean close to Southeast India and has a population of 20 million. Until 1972 it was known as Ceylon. Ceylon refers to the island of (Sri) Lanka, and the colonial status of the island under (primarily) the Dutch and British. It was inhabited by various local kingdoms that issued their own coinage, such as the Kingdom of Kandy, until Portuguese colonial presence was established in the 16th century. The Dutch East Indies Company took over the whole island in the 17th century, but during the Napoleonic Wars, the British occupied the island in 1802, and the colony was officially seceded to the British in 1815. Coins were issued vis-à-vis the old Dutch Rixdollar until 1828; the Ceylon Rupee's coins were introduced in 1870. After WWII, when the British Indian Raj became independent in 1947, Ceylon was elevated to dominion status in 1948 too; it's independence in this form lasted until 1972, when it became a republic (Sri Lanka) within the Commonwealth.
Sri Lanka:
- Ceylon (1597-1972)
- Sri Lanka (1972-date)
Sri Lanka › Sri Lanka (1972-date) • Rupee (1972-date)
100 Cents = 1 Rupee
1500 Rupees (Buddha Jayanthi) 2006
Coins › Non-circulating coins: 2550th Anniversary of Buddha Jayanthi
Silver (.925) • 28.28 g • ⌀ 38.61 mm
KM# 171, N# 62455
2000 Rupees (Buddha Jayanthi) 2006
Coins › Non-circulating coins: 2550th Anniversary of Buddha Jayanthi
Silver (.925) • 28.28 g • ⌀ 38.61 mm
KM# 172, N# 62456
2000 Rupees (Ananda College) 2011
Coins › Non-circulating coins: 125th Anniversary of the Foundation of Annanda College
Silver (.925) • 28.28 g • ⌀ 38.61 mm
KM# 188, N# 62436
2000 Rupees (Visakha Vidyalaya Centenary) 2017
Coins › Non-circulating coins: Visakha Vidyalaya Centenary
Silver (.925) • 28.28 g • ⌀ 38.61 mm
KM# 225, N# 195296
5000 Rupees (Independence) 1998
Coins › Non-circulating coins: 50th Anniversary of Independence
Gold (.917) • 7.9 g • ⌀ 22 mm
KM# 160, N# 62435
5000 Rupees (Central Bank) 2010
Coins › Non-circulating coins: 60th Anniversary of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka
Silver (.925) • 28.28 g • ⌀ 38.61 mm
KM# 183, N# 52995
500 Rupees (Tamil Eelam) 2019
Medals › Fantasy coins
Silver plated copper-nickel • 23.8 g • ⌀ 33.8 mm
N# 160596
2 Rupees (Central Bank of Ceylon) 1973-1977
Banknotes › Standard circulation banknotes
114 × 58 mm
P# 72A, N# 207724
5 Rupees (Central Bank of Ceylon) 1973-1977
Banknotes › Standard circulation banknotes
126 × 63 mm
P# 73A, N# 207728
5 Rupees (Central Bank of Ceylon) 1979
Banknotes › Standard circulation banknotes
117 × 63 mm
P# 84, N# 210424
5 Rupees (Central Bank of Ceylon) 1982
Banknotes › Standard circulation banknotes
117 × 63 mm
P# 91, N# 210452
10 Rupees (Central Bank of Ceylon) 1973-1977
Banknotes › Standard circulation banknotes
139 × 69 mm
P# 74A, N# 214065
10 Rupees (Central Bank of Ceylon) 1979
Banknotes › Standard circulation banknotes
128 × 65 mm
P# 85, N# 210440
10 Rupees (Central Bank of Ceylon) 1982-1985
Banknotes › Standard circulation banknotes
128 × 67 mm
P# 92, N# 210453
10 Rupees (Central Bank of Sri Lanka) 1987-1990
Banknotes › Standard circulation banknotes
127 × 67 mm
P# 96, N# 210651
20 Rupees (Central Bank of Ceylon) 1979
Banknotes › Standard circulation banknotes
136 × 69 mm
P# 86, N# 210443
20 Rupees (Central Bank of Ceylon) 1982-1985
Banknotes › Standard circulation banknotes
130 × 70 mm
P# 93, N# 215383
20 Rupees (Central Bank of Sri Lanka) 1988-1990
Banknotes › Standard circulation banknotes
137 × 70 mm
P# 97, N# 211370
20 Rupees 2010-2024
Banknotes › Standard circulation banknotes: Development, Prosperity and Sri Lanka Dancers
128 × 67 mm
P# 123, TBB# 123, N# 203329
50 Rupees (Central Bank of Ceylon) 1972-1974
Banknotes › Standard circulation banknotes
P# 79A, N# 235507
50 Rupees (Central Bank of Ceylon) 1979
Banknotes › Standard circulation banknotes
144 × 72 mm
P# 87, N# 210448
50 Rupees (Central Bank of Ceylon) 1982
Banknotes › Standard circulation banknotes
146 × 73 mm
P# 94, N# 215385
50 Rupees (Central Bank of Sri Lanka) 1988-1990
Banknotes › Standard circulation banknotes
146 × 73 mm
P# 98, N# 238917
50 Rupees 2010-2022
Banknotes › Standard circulation banknotes: Development, Prosperity and Sri Lanka Dancers
133 × 67 mm
P# 124, N# 205390
100 Rupees (Central Bank of Ceylon) 1974-1975
Banknotes › Standard circulation banknotes
P# 80A, N# 235510
100 Rupees (Central Bank of Ceylon) 1977
Banknotes › Standard circulation banknotes
162 × 84 mm
P# 82, N# 214036
100 Rupees (Central Bank of Ceylon) 1979
Banknotes › Standard circulation banknotes: Fauna and Flora
156 × 76 mm
P# 88, N# 224322
100 Rupees (Central Bank of Ceylon) 1982
Banknotes › Standard circulation banknotes
146 × 76 mm
P# 95, N# 215386
100 Rupees (Central Bank of Sri Lanka) 1987-1990
Banknotes › Standard circulation banknotes
155 × 75 mm
P# 99, N# 209534
100 Rupees 2010-2024
Banknotes › Standard circulation banknotes: Development, Prosperity and Sri Lanka Dancers
138 × 67 mm
P# 125, N# 205392
200 Rupees (Independence) 1998
Banknotes › Circulating commemorative banknotes: 50 Years of Independence
146 × 74 mm
P# 114, N# 202537
500 Rupees (Central Bank of Ceylon) 1981-1985
Banknotes › Standard circulation banknotes
165 × 79 mm
P# 89, N# 235514
500 Rupees (Central Bank of Sri Lanka) 1987-1990
Banknotes › Standard circulation banknotes
165 × 79 mm
P# 100, N# 235516
500 Rupees 2010-2024
Banknotes › Standard circulation banknotes: Development, Prosperity and Sri Lanka Dancers
143 × 67 mm
P# 126, N# 206985
500 Rupees (2013 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting) 2013
Banknotes › Circulating commemorative banknotes: Development, Prosperity and Sri Lanka Dancers – 2013 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting
143 × 67 mm
P# 129, N# 202538
1000 Rupees (Central Bank of Ceylon) 1981-1985
Banknotes › Standard circulation banknotes
P# 90, N# 235518
Numista referees for this issuer:
- Elongated coins: Danthann
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