Sri Lanka 1998 1000 rupees

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Stephen Album sale 50, lot 3925

This specimen was lot 3925 in Stephen Album sale 50 (Santa Rosa, CA, September 2024), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted, "SRI LANKA: Democratic Socialist Republic, AR 1000 rupees, 1998, 50 Years of Independence, Choice Proof." In 1972, Ceylon dropped its membership in the British Commonwealth and changed its name to Sri Lanka, which name is still in use. At present (September 2024), US$1 = 296 Sri Lankan rupees. In October 2014, US$1 = 130 rupees.

Recorded mintage: 25,000 proofs.

Specification: 28.28 g, 0.925 fine silver, 38.6 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-159.

Source:

  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • [1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 50, featuring selections from the Dr. Robert A. Rosenfeld Collection, the Hakim Hamidi Collection, the Almer H. Orr III Collection and the Solar Collection, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2024.

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