Astronomical Symbols on Lankan Coins

Linking my profession of Astronomy with my interest in Lankan numismatics
I give below links to South Asian Coins with Astronomical Symbols.

Ancient Coins

  * Megadhan - Sun Face on `Puranas' or punch mark silver coin.

  * Lankan - Quad Lens :-) and Maneless Lion copper coin.

Medieval - 500 AD to 1500 AD

  * Pandya - Cresent Moon above seated Bull and Fish Type copper coin

  * Chola - Cresent Moon above Standing Bull type massa copper coins

  * Hoysalas - Cresent Moon above lion type Fanam gold coin

  * Lankan - Sun and Moon on Lanka type IA Kahavanu, gold coin

Colonial Period

  * Venetian - Stars on Alvise Moceenigo (1570-1577) Ducat gold coin

  * Madras - Star on (1740-1807) one Swami Pagoda gold coin

  * Ceylon - Sun Face on 1860 Ceylon Coffee Mill token from Darley Butler Co.

Modern Period

  * Sri Lanka - Sun and Moon on Armorial Ensign 1972-2001 Definitive issue coins

Commemorative issues

  * Sri Lanka - Sun and Moon Face on 1991 SAF Games V - Rs 100 NCLT silver coin

  * Sri Lanka - Sun Face on 2000 CBSL - 50th Anniversary - Rs 1000 NCLT silver coin

Exonumia

  * Kegalle - Sun and Moon Face on 1891 show copper medal


Links: See Astronomer Marshall Faintich Primer on Astronomical Symbol on Coins.
See Dr Tom Buggey webpage on Astronomical Symbols on Ancient Coins
Above are just symbols not really Astronomy Commemorative. It would be nice to collect true Astronomy Commemoratives issued by the appropriate country. Not many have been issued.