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Coin 1 rupee 1992

1 rupee 1992
KM №

151

Value

1 rupee

Year

1992

Material

Copper-Nickel

Weight, g.

7.1

Diameter, mm

25

Orientation

Medallic alignment ↑↑

Obverse

Value

Reverse

Ranasinghe Premadasa

Comments

Ranasinghe Premadasa (1924 — 1993) was the 3rd President of Sri Lanka from January 2, 1989 to May 1, 1993. Before that, he served as the Prime Minister in the government headed by J. R. Jayewardene from February 6, 1978 to January 1, 1989. He was assassinated in Colombo in a suicide bombing, by the LTTE.