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Obverse : The Armorial Ensign of Sri Lanka within circle of dashes along periphery with raised rim.
Reverse : An proile image of the President His Excellency J. R. Jayewardene facing left in the center
with the date 1978.02.04 of inaugaration below.
රුපියලයි
in Sinhala, on top, and
ஒரு ரூபாய்
in Thamil on left, and ONE RUPEE on right. The country name
ශ්රී ලංකා
(Sri Lanka) in Sinhala only, centered at bottom. All within circle of dashes along periphery with raised rim.
The coin first issued on 4th February 1978
was made from a special die these 2600 coins are slightly different from
those on the balance of the order put into circulation later in 1978
The most noticeable difference is that the President's right shoulder is straight
in the rare coin shown on right while
in the standard coin shown above it curves upwards.
The 20,000 Proof coins from the standard coin die were included in the set of eight 1978 Sri Lanka proof coins issued by the Royal Mint.
The coins were scanned at 300 dpi and the images are displayed at 254 dpi.
The uncirculated commemorative coin was obtained from the Central Bank
of Ceylon.