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10 Rupees – Sri Lanka

Commemoration: 50th Anniversary of the Independence from the British Empire

Context

Year: 1998

Issuer: Sri Lanka

Period:

(since 1978)

Currency:

(since 1972)

Total mintage: 50,000,000

Material

Diameter: 27 mm

Weight: 8.95 g

Thickness: 2.15 mm

Shape: Round

Composition: Bimetallic (Nickel brass center, Copper-nickel ring)

Technique: Milled

Alignment: Medal alignment

References

KM: #158

Numista: #5663

Value

Exchange value: 10 LKR

Obverse

Inscription:

ශ්‍රී ලංකා

இலங்கை

SRI LANKA

10

රුපියල

ரூபாய்

TEN RUPEES

Translation:

Sri Lanka

Ten Rupees

Scripts: Braille, Latin, Sinhala

Languages: Sinhala, Tamil, English

Inscription:

1948 1998

50

නිදහස් සමරුව

INDEPENDENCE ANNIVERSARY

Translation:

1948 1998

50

Independence Anniversary

Scripts: Latin, Sinhala

Languages: Sinhala, English

Lettering and fine reeding

Legend:

CBSL CBSL CBSL CBSL

Name	Mark
Royal Mint	—

Year	Mint Mark	Mintage	Quality	Collection
1998	—	50,000,000

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