New commemorative coin issued to mark Central Bank’s 70th anniversary

The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) issued an ‘uncirculated’ commemorative coin in the denomination of 20 rupees to mark its 70th anniversary.

The CBSL, which began operations in August 1950, has completed 70 years of its unique contribution to the prosperity of Sri Lanka.

The first coin was officially presented to President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, by CBSL 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.