A listing of postage stamps of Sri Lanka depicting coins.
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1995 October 15
Sri Lanka
World Thrift Day.
2-rupee postage stamp depicts ten coins deposited into a globe.
Catalog numbers: Michel 1093; Scott 1143; Stanley Gibbons 1309
Approximate value: US$1 (Scott 2010).
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2001 June 18
Sri Lanka
3.50-rupee stamp depicts 9th century Kahavanu gold coin;
13.50-rupee stamp depicts 1055-1111 Vijayabahu I silver coin;
17-rupee stamp depicts 13th-14th century Sethu copper coin;
20-rupee stamp depicts 1957 Buddha Jayanthi 5-rupee commemorative silver coin.
Catalog numbers: Michel 1295-98; Scott 1338-41; Stanley Gibbons 1533-36
Approximate value: US$2.85 (Scott 2010).
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2006 May 5
Sri Lanka
2550 Years of Buddhist Era.
10-rupee postage stamp depicts a local coin.
Catalog numbers: Scott 1543ah; WNS LK044.06
Approximate value: US$0.20 (Scott 2010).
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2008 April 30
Sri Lanka
Proto Historic Era and Early Anuradhapura Era.
30-rupee postage stamp depicts Gajalakshmi coin of 1st century BCE to 4th century CE, and a punch mark coin of 3rd century BCE to 4th century CE.
Catalog numbers: Scott 1652; WNS LK011.08
Approximate value: US$0.50 (Scott 2010).
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2008 September 16
Sri Lanka
Late Anuradhapura Era.
5-rupee postage stamp depicts gold ingot, coin, and mold, 8-10th centuries.
Catalog numbers: Scott 1665; WNS LK029.08
Approximate value: US$0.20 (Scott 2010).
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2009 June 23
Sri Lanka
Ancient Sri Lanka - Polonnaruwa Era - Language, Trade and Money.
5-rupee postage stamp depicts coin of Queen Leelawathi.
Catalog numbers: WNS LK020.09
Approximate value: US$0.50.
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