| Folder notes issued to commemorate 50th year
of independence 1948-1998 Note dated 04/02/1998 |
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| 50 years of progress development | with orange serial no | ||
| Sri Lanka (previously known as Ceylon) was colonised by the Portugese and the Dutch before passing to the control of the British Empire. The British East India Company established control of the island in 1796, declaring it a crown colony in 1802. Sri Lanka achieved independence on 04/02/1948. |  |
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| Brief history of Sri Lanka (1998.02.04) | |||