CB issues commemorative coin to mark 70th anniversary

The first coin officially presented to President Gotabaya Rajapaksa by CBSL Governor 
Prof. W. D. Lakshman

The Central Bank of Sri Lanka commenced operations in August 1950 and completed 70 years of its unique and valued contribution to the prosperity of Sri Lanka. 

To mark its 70th anniversary, the Central Bank has issued an uncirculated commemorative coin (Aluminum Bronze) in the denomination of Rupees 20 on 31 December 2020. 

Concurrently to the above, CBSL has also decided to issue a circulation standard commemorative coin (Nickle pated Steel) in the denomination of Rupees 20 with the same design of the uncirculated commemorative coin. 

The obverse of the coin depicts the image of the Head Office building of the Central Bank of SriLanka with “70” in large numerals appearing at the center 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 “TwentyRupees” 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.

The coin will be issued into circulation on March 3, 2021 through licensed commercial banks and can be used for payments along with existing other currency notes and coins in circulation.