Coins of
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Sinhala: ශ්රී ලංකා; Tamil: இலங்கை
100 cents (single: cent) = 1 Ceylon rupee (plural: rupees) [???]
Symbols:
Languages on coins: English, Sinhala, Tamil
Alphabets on coins: Latin, Sinhala, Tamil
Numerals on coins: Western Arabic, Tamil
Calendars on coins: Gregorian
100 cents (single: cent) = 1 Ceylon rupee (plural: rupees) [???]
Symbols:
Languages on coins: English, Sinhala, Tamil
Alphabets on coins: Latin, Sinhala, Tamil
Numerals on coins: Western Arabic, Tamil
Calendars on coins: Gregorian
Mint Marks
Privy Marks
Designer Marks
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Mary Gillick (GBR): "M · G ·" |
National identification and other marks
Legend
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Ceylon in Sinhala: "ශ්රී ලංකා" |
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Ceylon in Tamil: "இலங்கை" |
National emblem
The national emblem of Ceylon shows a lion in the centre which is holding a sword in its right fore paw which was derived from the emblem of the kingdom of Kandy. The lion is surrounded by lotus or lily pedals. On top the Ceylon crown sits. Below is a banner with the name of the dominion in three languages: "இலங்கை" (Tamil), ලංකා (Sinhala), CEYLON (English).
Photograph of the national emblem of Ceylon as it appears on coins
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Drawing of the national emblem of Ceylon as it appears on coins
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Currencies
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Cents in Tamil: "சதம்" |
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Cents in Sinhala: "සත" |
Written numerals
Tamil
Written numeral one (1) in Tamil: "ஒரு"
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Written numeral ten (10) in Tamil: "பத்து"
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Written numeral twenty five (25) in Tamil: "இருபத்தி ஐந்து"
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Sinhala
Written numeral ten (10) in Sinhala: "දහය"
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Written numeral twenty five (25) in Sinhala: "විසි පහ"
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