5 Rupee Sri Lanka/Ceylon (1948 - ) Copper/Nickel

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Denomination:

5 Rupee (about Rupee)

Metal:

Copper

Nickel

State:

Sri Lanka/Ceylon (1948 - )

Issue year(s):

1981

5 Rupees,

Sri Lanka

Obverse : A image of the old Parliament in the centre, with the words `Universal Adult Franchise' in Sinhala appear at the apex of the coin and in Tamil and English on either side together with the period `1931-1981', at the bottom.

Reverse : Large numeral “5” appears with the value `FIVE RUPEES' superimposed on the figure in Sinhala, Tamil and English. `Sri Lanka' in Sinhala appear at the apex of the coin and in Tamil and English on either side. The year of issue `1981' is at the bottom.

A commemorative five rupee cupro-nickel coin was issued by Central Bank of Ceylon on 7th July 1981 to mark fifty years of Universal Adult Franchise (1931-1981).

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Posted by: serega 2010-07-25
Diameter 29.0/30.3 mm Thickness 1.7 mm Weight 9.60 gms Shape ten equal straight sides Edge alternate Plain and Grained Die-Axis 0° Issue 2,000,000 Proof Nil Mint Royal,Wales