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Gold and copper coins issued by the Chola ruler Rajaraja Chola (985-1014) are excavated from many parts of Sri Lanka. The obverse and reverse of these coins are similar to the common Dambadeniya Massa coins issued by later Kalinga and Pandya rulers of Sri Lanka.
Kahavanu obverse. Kahavanu is a medieval currency from Sri Lanka.The coinage appears to have been initiated shortly before Rajaraja Chola invaded Lanka in 990 AD, and struck through the period when the Cholas dominated the island (1017-1070), and continued by closely similar coins struck for Vijayabahu (1055-1110) after he re-established Sinhala independence in 1070.
The Central Bank of Sri Lanka has issued two commemorative notes. In 1998 a 200 rupees note was issued on Independence day to commemorate the 50th Independence Anniversary of the country. The note was issued along with three commemorative coins; a five thousand rupees gold coin, a one thousand rupees silver coin, and a ten rupees bi-metallic coin.
Sri Lanka Customs Commemorative coin Silver 10.50 2008 1000 60th Anniversary of the Sri Lanka Army 28.50 Silver 11.90 2009 1000 60th Anniversary of the Sri Lanka Army 28.50 Cu-Ni 8.25 2009 5000 60th Anniversary Central Bank of Sri Lanka [2] Central Bank Crest A tree depicting the growth and the stability of Sri Lanka's economy 38.61 Silver 28.28
In 2017 he has opened the 15th and world's largest jewellery showroom with 130000 sq feet space of Lalitha Jewellery by spending around 750 crores surpassing Malabar Gold's 110000 sq feet jewellery showroom. Lalitha Jewellery has 50 showrooms across India at present. [6] [12] In 2020, 13 crores worth Diamond, Gold and Platinum jewellery was ...
Most of the businesses in Pettah are dominated by Muslim who specialize in trading of goods and the Tamil people who have migrated from India traders who specialize in gold and jewelry shops. At the end of pettah is sea street which is Sri Lanka s gold market where people all around Sri Lanka come to purchase jewellery .
Pages in category "Coins of Sri Lanka" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. C. Ceylonese rixdollar; D.
The inscription on the silver and gold coins is in Sanskrit, and most of their copper coins have Tamil legends. [1] [2] The Pandyan's coins figure prominently on the coins used in northern Sri Lanka during the early period, and large hoards of their coins have been found in Kandarodai and Anuradhapura from the Sangam period.