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Obverse : A image of the venue, the
Bandaranaike Memorial International conference Hall, and the words
NON-ALIGNED NATIONS CONFERENCE and the year of issue 1976 at the
bottom.
Same text in
නොබැදුනු
ජාතින්ගෙ
සම්මෙලනය
in Sinhala on left, and
கூட்டுச்சேரா
நாடுகளின்
மகாநாடு
in Thamil on right, along periphery within a raised rim.
Reverse : The large numeral denomination 5 with big
රුපියල් පහයි
in Sinhala, and smaller
ஐந்து ரூபாய் in Thamil,
and FIVE RUPEES
superimposed. The year 1976 of issue at the bottom.
The country name
ශ්රී ලංකා in Sinhala, centered on top,
இலங்கை in Thamil
on left and SRI LANKA on Right, along periphery within a raised rim.
The two coin proof sets are embedded in dark blue velvet inside a
dark blue 13.0 by 6.0 cm rectangular spring hinged box with a
3.0 cm diameter the Emblem of the Central Bank of Ceylon printed
in gold on top. The Emblem of the Royal Mint is printed in black on
the white satin in the inside cover. Each of the two round slots has a
purple ribbon to lift the coin out. The Rs 5 coin fits on the
right, but the two coins were issued sealed in a single double
compartment plastic sheet.
CBSL confirmed the number of Proofs minted is 500 (as listed by Sallay). However the Krause listing of 1000 from the Annual Report of the Royal Mint probably reflects additional cased sets sold directly by the RoyalMint.
The coin was scaned at 300 dpi and the images are displayed at 254 dpi.
The uncirculated commemorative coins were obtained from the Central Bank
of Ceylon.
I purchased a pair of proof coins from a dealer in Germany, and was
glad to obtain in February 2002 a proof set in original case with
W.P.N.A. in Pittsburgh, USA.