2017
SRI LANKA - Five Rupees

A thinner definitive Five Rupee stainless Steel coin with a edge with Milled with regular indentations, first announced 2018 November 27th and first issued to public on December 3rd. It was to circulate along side the older same diameter but thicker coin which remained legal tender.

First change in basic Design of standard circulation coin since the 5 Rupee coin was introduced in 1984.

SPECIFICATIONS
DenominationFive Rupees
AlloyStainless Steel
Diameter23.5 mm
Thickness1.80 mm
Weight5.24 gms
ShapeRound
EdgeMilled with indenttions edge
DieAxis0°
MintKremnica
 SriLanka_r05_obverse SriLanka_r05_reverse
SriLanka_r05_obverse SriLanka_r05_reverse
KM #2??

Obverse : The Armorial Ensign of Sri Lanka with short name of country in SRI LANKA in English, ශ්‍රී ලංකා in Sinhala, and இலங்கை in Thamil, on left, Top and Right of Ensign. Year 2017 at Bottom, all within a plain circle inside a raised rim.

Reverse : The Numeric 5 on top. The value රුපියල් පහයි in Sinhala, ஐந்து ரூபாய் in Thamil and FIVE RUPEES in English. in three line below. All within a border of traditional lotus petals around the periphery.

Year Issue
2017 230,000,000

The estimated mean and rms thickness of the coins is 1.69 ± 0.02 or 6% less than specified by CBSL to Mint.

The coin pack was obtained from CBSL on 2018 December 3rd.
The coin was scanned at 600 dpi and the images are displayed at 254 dpi.