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Obverse : To the left an artist's impression of
the Cricket World Cup trophy which was won by Sri Lanka, with to the right
year 1996 right above in 3 lines the legend
ලොක
ක්රිකට්
ශුරයෝ in Sinhala
உலக
கிரிக்கட்
வீரர்கள்
in Thamil and
WORLD CRICKET CHAMPIONS.
Issue year 1999 at bottom.
The country name
ශ්රී ලංකා in Sinhala, centered on top,
இலங்கை in Thamil
on left and SRI LANKA on right.
All within circle of radial dashes along periphery with raised rim.
Reverse : At center an artist's impression of two cricketers
a batsman and a wicket keeper.
Above in English only the text 1999 CRICKET WORLD CUP - MAY 14-JUNE 20. in
two arcs. The names of the 12 countries which participated in 1999 World
Cup are embossed around the periphery. (SRI LANKA * WEST INDIES * ZIMBABWE *
AUSTRALIA * BANGLADESH * ENGLAND * INDIA * KENYA * NEW ZEALAND * PAKISTAN *
SCOTLAND * SOUTH AFRICA)
Below the numeral 5 and the value
රුපියල් පහයි in Sinhala,
ஐந்து ரூபாய் in Thamil
and FIVE RUPEES in 3 lines
to the left and in Braille to right of the numeral.
All within circle of radial dashes along periphery with raised rim.
Edge : The coin is 2.7 MM thick and Milled has incused lettering on edge in
ශ්රී . ලං . ම . බැ . in Sinhala,
இ . ம . வ . in Thamil
and C . B . S . L . (Central Bank of Sri Lanka).
The Nickel-Brass coin has been minted to the existing standard Rs. 5/- in circulation. A Set of Ten uncirculated coins were issued to collectors sealed in plastic coin holder.
The coin scanned at 300 dpi and the images are displayed at 254 dpi. The Brilliant uncirculated commemorative coin was selected from a bag of 100 obtained from the Central Bank of Sri Lanka. I thank Hemal Gurusinghe of Melbourne for gifting to me in 2005 April a set of the 10-coin holder he had extra.
Media Report CDN 1999 05 14
