| SPECIFICATIONS | |
| Denomination | Two Rupee |
| Alloy | Nickel plated Steel |
| Diameter | 28.5 mm |
| Thickness | 1.5 mm |
| Weight | 7.0 gms |
| Shape | Round |
| Edge | Milled |
| DieAxis | 0° |
| Mint | Royal,Llantrisant |
SRI LANKA - Two Rupee
A definitive decimal currency Two Rupee Nickel plated Steel coin with a milled edge, first announced on 2005 December 14th and first issued on December 22nd. It was to circulate along side the older coin which remained legal tender.
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Obverse : The Armorial Ensign of Sri Lanka
Reverse : The large numeral 2 at the centre with TWO RUPEES in Sinhala, Tamil and English superimposed. SRI LANKA in Sinhala appear at the apex of the coin and in Tamil and English on ether side. The year of issue is at the bottom.
| Year | Alloy | Issue | Mint |
| 2005 | Nickel plated Steel | 50,000,000 |
It is same diameter but 15% thinner and 15% lighter in weight then
the current 2 rupee coin.
See Article for more
details on this issue of lighter and smaller coins in 2005.
The incidence of error coins seem to be high in this new series.
The coin was scanned at 600 dpi and the images are displayed reverse video at 300 dpi.