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New commemorative coin issued to mark Central Bank’s 70th anniversary
The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CB) which commenced operations in August 1950 and completed 70 years of its unique and valued contribution to the prosperity of Sri Lanka, has issued an ‘uncirculated’ commemorative coin in the denomination of Rupees 20 to mark the occasion.
The first coin was officially presented to President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, by CB Governor Prof. W D Lakshman at the Presidential Secretariat on Thursday.
According to a CB statement, the obverse of the coin depicts the image of the Head Office building of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka with “70” in large numerals appearing at the centre of the coin. Words “Central Bank of Sri Lanka” in Tamil, Sinhala and English appear along the periphery. The years 1950-2020 are indicated at the bottom edge of the coin.
The reverse of the coin depicts the face value “20” in large numerals with the words “Twenty Rupees” in Sinhala, Tamil and English and Year “2020” just below the words. “Sri Lanka” appears along the periphery on the upper edge of the coin in Tamil, Sinhala, and English.
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