That note of featured previously in E-sylum in 22 Nov 2009 See www.coinbooks.org/esylum_v12n47a24.html.

There are few nicer numismatic packs sold by the Central Bank of Sri Lanka www.cbsl.gov.lk/htm/english/13_cart/products.asp.

The numismatic collection at the Colombo National Museum and the Central Bank Museum are nice to visit. There are also some nice coins on display at the Dutch Period Museum.in Pettah I don't remember the collection in Kandy.

If any numismatist is visiting Lanka please contact me at Kavanr@gmail.com I will love to meet, and maybe if you are in Colombo on the 3rd Sunday of the month attend a meeting of the Sri Lanka Numismatic Society

See also http://coins.lakdiva.org.

According towww.sundaytimes.lk/120729/business-times/sri-lanka-has-second
-largest-expat-population-in-the-world-6980.html.

Sri Lanka's expatriate population is the second largest in the world in per capita population terms, next only to Lebanon;

To read the earlier E-Sylum article, see:KATIE DE SILVA'S SRI LANKA REPORT(www.coinbooks.org/esylum_v15n32a13.html)