Ceylon - 5 Rupees, 2500 years of Buddhism 1957

Country: Ceylon / Sri Lanka
Period: Commonwealth, Queen Elizabeth II (1952-1972)
Type: Circulating Commemorative coin
Years: 1957
Value: 5 Rupees (5)
Currency: Rupee (1871-1972)
Composition: Silver (.925)
Weight: 28.2 g.
Diameter: 39 mm
Thickness: 2.50 mm
Shape: Round 
Grade: AU53
Mintage: 500,000
Orientation: Medal Alignment ↑↑
References: KM# 126

Commemorative issue:
2500th Anniversary of Buddhism.

Obverse:
Denomination and date in English, Sinhala and Tamil.

Lettering:
*FIVE RUPEES *ශ්‍රීලංකා * ஐந்து ரூபாய்*
රැපියල්
පහයි
1957
බුහ
ටඨනකි

Translation:
Sri Lanka
Five Rupees
Buddha Jayanthi

Reverse:
Buddhist Moonstone motif.

Lettering: 2500

Engraver: Bernard Sindall.

Edge:
Reeded.

Mint:
Royal Mint (Tower Hill), London, United Kingdom (1810-1975).

Comments:
These coins are popularly referred to as the Buddha Jayanthi coins. 258,000 melted down in 1962.

Obverse motif is an adaptation from the Anuradhapura Moonstone. The numeral 2500 at the centre with Flower petals around in inner annulus, next a procession of elephant, horse, lion and bull (2 sequences). next a procession of sixteen geese, with lotus flowers hanging from their beaks.

Reference : KM# 126

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Collection : Elizabeth II - Queen of the United Kingdom (1952-2022)