Coins from Sri Lanka

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.
Wikidata: Q854

Periods from Sri Lanka: Ceylon (1597-1972), Sri Lanka (1972-date)

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Sri Lanka › Sri Lanka (1972-date) • Rupee (1972-date)

100 Cents = 1 Rupee

Available for swap 20 Rupees (150th Anniversary of the Colombo Medical Faculty)
2020

Circulating commemorative coin: 150th Anniversary of the Colombo Medical Faculty
Nickel plated steel • 8.59 g • ⌀ 28 mm
KM# 228, N# 327997
Available for swap 20 Rupees (150th Anniversary of Census of Population and Housing)
2021

Circulating commemorative coin: 150th Anniversary of Census of Population and Housing
Nickel plated steel • 8.59 g • ⌀ 28 mm
KM# 229, N# 328000
1000 Rupees (Independence)
2023

Non-circulating coin: 75 Years of Independence
Copper-nickel • 28.28 g • ⌀ 38.61 mm
KM# 230, N# 360383
5 Cents (Trial Strike)
1975

Pattern
Aluminium • 1 g • 18 × 18 mm
KM# Pn1, N# 142295
10 Cents (Trial Strike)
1975

Pattern
Aluminium • 1.26 g • ⌀ 23 mm
KM# Pn2, N# 142300
2 Rupees (Trial)
1996

Pattern
Copper-nickel • ⌀ 27 mm
N# 318786
25 Cents (Trial)
1978

Pattern
Copper-nickel • 4.21 g
N# 318789
500 Rupees (Colombo Municipal Council 150th Anniversary)
2015

Non-circulating coin: Colombo Municipal Council 150th Anniversary
Silver (.925) • 28.28 g • ⌀ 38.61 mm
N# 373817

The Numista referee for coins of this issuer is Ponpandi Perumal.

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