1957 Ceylon 5 Rupees - Elizabeth II (Buddha)
- Country: Ceylon (Sri Lanka)
- Queen: Elizabeth II (1952-1972)
- Type: Circulating Commemorative Coin
- Years: 1957
- Denomination: 5 Rupees
- Currency: Rupee (1871-1972)
- Composition: .925 Silver
- Diameter: 39mm
- Weight: 28.28g
- Edge: Reeded
- Mintage: 500,000
- Obverse: Buddhist Moonstone motif
- Reverse: Denomination
- Reference: KM# 126
- Commemorative Issue: 2500th Anniversary of Buddhism
These coins are popularly referred to as the Buddha Jayanthi coins
Obverse motif is an adaptation from the Anuradhapura Moonstone. The numeral 2500 at the centre with Flower petals around in inner annulus, next a procession of elephant, horse, lion and bull (2 sequences) followed by a procession of sixteen geese, with lotus flowers hanging from their beaks.
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