Central Bank of Ceylon
25 Year long Service Medal

SPECIFICATIONS Metal Gold 0.916 Alloy Ag/Cu 0.?? Diameter 23.5 mm Thickness 1.4 mm Weight 7.94 gms Shape Round Edge Plain Die-Axis 0° Mintage 20 ?
	Uncataloged

Obverse : Old CBSL Logo format with the central image of standing lion facing left with sword in right paw. Name ශ්‍රී ලංකා මහ බැංකුව (Sri Lanka Central Bank) above and දිඝි සෙවා නිළිණය (Long Service Medal) below, both only in Sinhala with two arrow heads on either side, along annulus between two plain circles. Encircled by 20 petals, with dots between, within a raised rim.
Reverse : Large 25 on outline superimposed on image of pre 1996 CBSL Building within raised rim.

The Sovereign was enclosed in red hard plastic case 4.5 cm oval with hinged flat back embeded in red velvet inside. Upper cover has gold rim. Sovereign is not available to collectors unless sold by recipient.

As the Central Bank of Ceylon started in 1950, they were probably minted since 1975. Each year depending on the number of eligible 25 years of service recipients sovereigns are minted at a local Jeweller using the same dies. After a commemorative gold sovereign was minted in 1998 for 50th anniversary of Independence, CBSL started giving those instead. However after recipients demanded a sovereign identified with CBSL where they have served for 25 years, and the sovereigns were minted again with the same dies. In 2025 January a newer version of the CBSL long service sovereign appered in local numismatic market.

The Sovereign was scanned at 600 dpi and displayed at 300 dpi It was obtained in 2014 November from a dealer in Colombo Fort.