Coin set – Sri Lanka

Set of coins from the biodiversity center of Sri Lanka

In Sri Lanka, the lion is a symbol

The largest ethnic group is the Sinhalese.

It was already a heraldic animal

last kingdom of sri lanka

from the 15th century to the beginning of the British colonial

period in 1815.

Today the lion holding the so-called Kastan sword,

is the centerpiece of the national coat of arms.

He is depicted on all the reverses of this

complete set of Sri Lankan rupee coins.

In addition to the lion, it includes stylized rice ears and various Buddhist

symbols such as Dharmachakra.

The obverse shows the name of the country, as well as denominations

in three languages: English, Tamil and Sinhala.

– Denominations in three languages

– Historic National Emblem

– Buddhist symbolism