| SPECIFICATIONS | |
| Denomination | TwentyFive cents |
| Alloy | Copper plated Steel |
| Diameter | 16.0 mm |
| Thickness | 1.2 mm |
| Weight | 1.68 gms |
| Shape | Round |
| Edge | Plain |
| DieAxis | 0° |
| Mint | Royal,Llantrisant |
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Obverse : The Armorial Ensign of Sri Lanka within circle of dots along periphery with raised rim.
Reverse : The large numeral denomination 25 with big
සත විසිපහ in Sinhala,
and smaller
இருபத்தைந்து சதம் in Thamil
and TWENTY FIVE CENTS
below and year of issue at the bottom,
with traditional Sinhala Liyavela art on either side, and country name
ශ්රී ලංකා (Sri Lanka) in Sinhala, centered on top. All within circle of dots along periphery with raised rim.
| Year | Issue |
| 2005 | 10,000,000 |
| 2006 | 5,000,000 |
| 2009 | 5,000,000 |
In 2005 Rs1000/- worth was packed in large polythene bags with a Light Blue paper label encased on top with SRI LANKA - 25 Cents - 4000 Pieces in three lines. A small white paper sticker gave total weight, Date and time of production with operator and consec number.
The same diameter but 30% thinner than the current aluminum
0.70 gram 1 cent coin which was last minted in 1994 and had not circulated for a long time
by 2005.
See Article for more
details on this issue of lighter and smaller coins in 2005.
See Article for details on the scarcity
of the 2009 Year coins in circulation.
The coin was scaned at 600 dpi and the images are displayed at 300 dpi.