Elephant and Swastika Coins
The older coins of this type are cast and the later ones are struck. The cast coins are much thicker that the thinner struck coins. A struck coin is illustrated below.
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An elephant and swastika coin
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The reverse of the elephant and swastika coin
Read more about this topic: Pre-modern Coinage In Sri Lanka
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