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Obverse : The logo of the Central Bank with a lion with nine spots on body, with sword in right paw facing left in plain circle. Around the name of Bank
ශ්රී ලංකා මහ බැංකුව in Sinhala above,
இலங்கை மத்திய வங்கி in Thamil on left,
and CENTRAL BANK OF SRI LANKA on right within a circle of petals.
The legend
හතළිස්වැනි
සංවත්සරය
in Sinhala, on top,
நாற்பதாவது
ஆண்டுநிறைவு
in Thamil, on the left,
and FORTIETH ANNIVERSARY on the right.
The period 1950 - 1990 appears below.
All within a circle of dots along the periphery with raised rim.
Reverse : A image of the older Central Bank building with three towers in the center
On top large numeral denomination 500 with
රුපියල් පන්සියයයි in Sinhala,
and
ஐந்நூறு ரூபாய் in Thamil,
and FIVE HUNDRED RUPEES below.
The country name
ශ්රී ලංකා in Sinhala, centered at bottom,
இலங்கை in Thamil
on left and SRI LANKA on Right. All within a circle of dots along the periphery with raised rim.
The coin was modelled by Ian Rank-Broadley and struck to the highest Proof standard at the Royal Mint, Llantrisant, Mid Glamorgan CF72 8YT, Wales, United Kingdom.
The frosted Proof coin enclosed in a circular coin case is embedded in
black velvet inside a Red leatherette 7.6cm square spring hinged box
with a plain gold 6 cm square printed on top. The Emblem of the Royal
Mint is printed in black on the white satin in the inside cover.
An information sheet contains the specifications and
the text in English. They were not issued to the public in
Lanka, but Two hundred were given to dignitaries at the anniversary
celebrations. Authorised by the Central Bank of Sri Lanka the additional
2000 were sold directly by the Royal Mint for US$60 to collectors abroad.
This CBSL 40th Anniv frosted proof coin is NOT on display at the CBSL Currency Museum.
Released to public in Lanka was a Brillent Uncirculated coin
The coin was scaned at 600 dpi and the images are displayed at 254 dpi.
I purchased a Frosted Proof in original Royal Mint Box
in 2002 March on ebay from a dealer in US. Another was listed soon after
by Eddie Smith of England who provided me the information about
the sale by the RoyalMint.
Some of the Proof coins which remained unsold by the RoyalMint
may have been sent to CBSL. I did understand from a converstion
at CentralBank counter that some of this coin with red box had been
issued by the CBSL few years ago.
a hoard of 10 Frosted Proof CBSL 40th Anniv. coins without
boxes appeared in the local Numismatic market, with 10 BU CBSL 40th
Anniv. coins.