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1957 Ceylon 5 Rupees - 2,500 Years of Buddhism
Zohar
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Broke my new years resolution yet for a worthy cause. Modern 1957 crown yet really neat from Ceylon.
Called Sri Lanka today, when the British ruled the large island at the southern tip of Indian subcontinent it was called Ceylon. This 5 Rupee silver coin was issued under Queen Elizabeth II in 1957, while Ceylon was a British Commonwealth nation, on its way to the new Sri Lanka identity in 1972. The coin commemorates 2500 years of Buddhism, with prominent floral and zoological symbols.
KM# 126. Silver. Fineness 0.925. Actual Weight (oz.) 0.841. Diameter (mm.) 39. Design: B. R. Sindall
Obverse Description: Flowers and date at center, denomination at left
Reverse Description: 2500 within inner circle of flower, circle of animals surround, ducks encircle them
Mintage of 500,000 with 258,000 returned in 1962 to be melted at The Royal Mint
Called Sri Lanka today, when the British ruled the large island at the southern tip of Indian subcontinent it was called Ceylon. This 5 Rupee silver coin was issued under Queen Elizabeth II in 1957, while Ceylon was a British Commonwealth nation, on its way to the new Sri Lanka identity in 1972. The coin commemorates 2500 years of Buddhism, with prominent floral and zoological symbols.
KM# 126. Silver. Fineness 0.925. Actual Weight (oz.) 0.841. Diameter (mm.) 39. Design: B. R. Sindall
Obverse Description: Flowers and date at center, denomination at left
Reverse Description: 2500 within inner circle of flower, circle of animals surround, ducks encircle them
Mintage of 500,000 with 258,000 returned in 1962 to be melted at The Royal Mint
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Great coin.
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