Thursday, September 12, 2013

Sri Lanka P123 2010 20 Rupees






Pick:  P123
Date:  2010
Colour:  Red on multicolor underprint
Monetary Authority:  Central Bank of Sri Lanka
Series: 2010 Dancers Issue
Printer: Thomas De La Rue & Co. Limited, London, England
Signatures: Mahinda Rajapaksa, Ajith Nivard Cabraal

Front:  Colombo port.  Shipping container loading crane.  Container ship.

Central Bank of Sri Lanka written in large Sinhala text.  Below in small Tamil and English text is written Centeral Bank of Sri Lanka.

"This currency note which is issued on behalf of the Government of Sri Lanka is valid for any monetary transaction within Sri Lanka" is written in smaller Sinhala text.

The Central Bank of Sri Lanka recently stated in 2012 that it would change its policy and include the "This currency note which is issued on behalf of the Government of Sri Lanka is valid for any monetary transaction within Sri Lanka" in Tamil text on future banknote issues.

Sri Lanka has never issued banknotes which included full translation of Sinhala text in Tamil or English text since the country implemented Sinhalese nationalist policies in 1956.

Back:  Dancers.

Wednesday, September 4, 2013

2013 20 Dollar Coin - Contemporary Art



This non circulating mintage coin was designed by Carlito Dalceggio born in Quebec in 1971.  The front of this coin features the artist`s contemporary version of native Canadian art.  It shows ancestors merge with the future in this round, tribal design that has no starting point because the ‘fountain of life’ never ends.

Year: 2013
Mintage:  7500
Composition : Fine Silver (99.99% pure)
Finish:  Proof
Weight:  31.39 g
Diameter: 38 mm
Edges:  Serrated
Certificate: Serialized
Face value:  20 Dollars
Artist:  Carlito Dalceggio (reverse), Susanna Blunt (obverse)
Issue Price: $89.99