{"id":73370,"date":"2021-06-26T23:15:49","date_gmt":"2021-06-27T04:15:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dbsjeyaraj.com\/dbsj\/?p=73370"},"modified":"2021-06-26T23:15:49","modified_gmt":"2021-06-27T04:15:49","slug":"lanka-to-issue-coin-to-mark-the-centenary-of-the-chinese-communist-partyfor-the-first-time-in-sri-lankan-history-the-central-bank-will-issue-a-special-commemorative-coin-to-honour-a-foreign-politica","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dbsjeyaraj.com\/dbsj\/?p=73370","title":{"rendered":"Lanka to issue  Coin to Mark the Centenary of the Chinese Communist Party:For the First Time in Sri Lankan History the Central Bank Will Issue a Special Commemorative Coin to Honour a Foreign Political Party"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><br \/>\nIn an unprecedented move, Sri Lanka will be issuing a special coin to commemorate a foreign political party, the Communist Party of China (CPC), in view of its centenary celebrations.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A senior Central Bank (CB) official confirmed the decision but did not give details.<\/p>\n<p>The Central Bank\u2019s practice of issuing commemorative coins to mark significant milestones of diplomatic relations with foreign countries, has been extended, for the first time, to a foreign political party, the Sunday Times learns.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>It is also learnt that there was also a possibility that China may have minted the coins and handed them free to the Central Bank of Sri Lanka and other friendly countries as a goodwill gesture for the centenary celebrations.<\/p>\n<p>It is not clear as to whether this coin is to be issued as an un-circulated commemorative coin or a circulation standard commemorative coin, or both types.<\/p>\n<p>China\u2019s Central Bank began on Monday to issue a set of commemorative coins to celebrate the CPC\u2019s 100th anniversary. The set has nine coins, including three in gold, five in silver, and one copper-alloy coin, the People\u2019s Bank of China announced.<\/p>\n<p>The three gold coins, each weighing 8 grams, depict different combinations of pictures, with one showing the site of the first CPC National Congress in Shanghai. They are all engraved with the CPC emblem and the national emblem.<\/p>\n<p><em>Courtesy:Sunday Times<\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"tweetbutton73370\" class=\"tw_button\" style=\"float:right;margin-left:10px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdbsjeyaraj.com%2Fdbsj%2F%3Fp%3D73370&amp;text=Lanka%20to%20issue%20%20Coin%20to%20Mark%20the%20Centenary%20of%20the%20Chinese%20Communist%20Party%3AFor%20the%20First%20Time%20in%20Sri%20Lankan...%20&amp;related=&amp;lang=en&amp;count=horizontal\" class=\"twitter-share-button\"  style=\"width:55px;height:22px;background:transparent url('https:\/\/dbsjeyaraj.com\/dbsj\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-tweet-button\/tweetn.png') no-repeat  0 0;text-align:left;text-indent:-9999px;display:block;\">Tweet<\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In an unprecedented move, Sri Lanka will be issuing a special coin to commemorate a foreign political party, the Communist Party of China (CPC), in view of its centenary celebrations. 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