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Name |
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Issues/Designs |
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"Observer" Newspaper founding |
1834 |
— |
- 150th Anniversary of ... |
| |
Joe Abeywickrama |
— |
— |
d - Joe Abeywickrama 2012 |
| |
Acanthephippium bicolor |
— |
— |
d - Acantheph..m bicolor 1984 |
| |
Acavus haemastoma |
— |
— |
d - Acavus haemastoma 2020 |
| |
Acropora formosa |
— |
— |
d - Acropora formosa 2000 |
| |
Admission to the United Nations (Sri Lanka) |
1955 |
— |
- 50th Anniversary of Admission to the United Nations |
| |
Adrorhizon purpurascens |
— |
— |
d - Adrorhizo..purascens 2016 |
| |
Al-Bahjathhul Ibraheemiyyah Arabic College opening |
1892 |
— |
- 100th Anniversary of ... |
| |
All-Ceylon Buddhist Students' Federation founding |
1956 |
— |
- 25th Anniversary of ... |
| |
Dr. Ananda Tissa de Alwis |
— |
— |
d - Dr. Anand.. de Alwis 2003 |
| |
Pandith W. D. Amaradeva |
— |
— |
d - Pandith W..Amaradeva 2003 |
| |
Amateur Radio Society founding |
1928 |
— |
- ... 55th |
| |
Ananda College, Colombo opening |
1886 |
— |
- 100th Anniversary of ... |
| |
Ancient Stone Bridge - Mahakanadarawa |
— |
— |
d - Ancient S..anadarawa 2011 |
| |
Anoectochilus setaceus |
— |
— |
d - Anoectoch.. setaceus 1984 |
| |
P.R. Anthonis |
— |
— |
d - P.R. Anthonis 2011 |
| |
Apollo 11 |
1969 |
— |
start syns. Apollo 11 flight, Apollo 11 Moon Landing, Apollo XI, First Manned Landing on Moon, First Manned Moon Landing, First Moon Landing, First Moon Walk, First Moonwalk, moon landing |
| |
Aquarius |
— |
— |
d - Aquarius (2007) 2007 |
| |
Aquatile hairy triton |
— |
— |
d - Aquatile ..ry triton 2007 |
| |
Aries |
— |
— |
d - Aries (2007) 2007 |
| |
Neil Armstrong |
— |
2012 |
death syns. Armstrong, Neil A. Armstrong |
| |
arrenga |
— |
— |
d - arrenga 1979 |
| |
Arrival of Buddhism in Sri Lanka |
— |
— |
- 2300th Anniversary of ... |
| |
Arthur C. Clarke |
— |
— |
d - Sir Arthur C. Clarke 1999, etc (2) |
| |
Arugam Bay Beach |
— |
— |
d - Arugam Bay Beach 2010 |
| |
Ponnambalam Arunachalam |
— |
— |
syns. Arunachalam, Sir Ponnambalam Arunachalam |
| |
Asgiri Maha Viharaya start |
1312 |
— |
- 700th Anniversary of ... |
| |
Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union founding |
1964 |
— |
- 20th Anniversary of ... |
| |
Asia-Pacific Telecommunity founding |
1979 |
— |
- 10th Anniversary of ... syns. Asia-Pacific Telecommunications Organization founding, Asia-Pacific Telecommunications Union founding, APT founding |
| |
10th Asian and Oceanic Congress of Obstetrics and Gynaecology |
1985 |
— |
- ... |
| |
Asian elephant |
— |
— |
syns. Elephas maximus |
| |
Aspidura brachyorrhos |
— |
— |
d - Aspidura ..chyorrhos 1997 |
| |
Sir Nicholas Attygalle |
— |
— |
d - Sir Nicho..Attygalle 1998 |
| |
Austin 12 |
— |
— |
d - Austin 12 2011 |
| |
Australian Settlement |
1787 |
— |
- 200th Anniversary of ... |
| |
Aviation |
1783 |
— |
- Centenary of ... |
| |
Ayurveda Medical Institute founding |
1929 |
— |
- ... 50th |
| |
Abdul Aziz |
— |
— |
d - Abdul Aziz 1997 |
| |
Baari Arabic College opening |
1884 |
— |
- 100th Anniversary of ... |
| |
Baden-Powell birth |
1857 |
— |
syns. Lord Baden-Powell birth, Lord Robert Baden-Powell birth |
| |
Bambarakanda Falls - Kalupahana, Balangoda |
— |
— |
d - Bambaraka..Balangoda 2016 |
| |
S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike |
1899 |
1959 |
Prime Minister death - 15th Anniversary of the Death of Prime Minister ... S. W. birth - 100th Anniversary of the Birth of S. W. ... syns. Prime Minister Bandaranaike, S. W. Bandaranaike |
| |
S. W. Bandaranaike birth |
1899 |
— |
- 100th Anniversary of the Birth of S. W. ... |
| |
Prime Minister Bandaranaike death |
1959 |
— |
- 15th Anniversary of the Death of Prime Minister ... |
| |
Sirimavo Bandaranaike |
1916 |
— |
birth - Centenary of Birth of ... d - Sirimavo ..daranaike 1976, etc (3) syns. Mrs. Bandaranaike |
| |
Sirimavo Bandaranaike birth |
1916 |
— |
- Centenary of Birth of ... |
| |
Banishment of Arabi Pasha |
1883 |
— |
- 100th Anniversary of ... |
| |
Bank of Ceylon founding |
1939 |
— |
- 70th Anniversary of ... |
| |
Baptist Church in Sri Lanka |
1812 |
— |
- 177th Anniversary of ... |
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barking deer |
— |
— |
d - barking deer 2006 |
| |
Alexander Graham Bell |
1847 |
1922 |
birth death d - early telephone & telephone lines & Alexander..aham Bell 1976 syns. Alexander Bell |
| |
Benares - Isipathana |
— |
— |
d - Benares - Isipathana 2011 |
| |
Bi-lateral Relations with U.S.A. (Sri Lanka) |
1851 |
— |
- 150th Anniversary of Bi-lateral Relations with U.S.A. |
| |
Senaka Bibile |
— |
— |
d - Senaka Bibile 2006 |
| |
Bishop's College opening |
1876 |
— |
- 125th Anniversary of ... |
| |
black-capped bulbul |
— |
— |
syns. Pycnonotus melanicterus, Sri Lanka Black-capped Bulbul |
| |
Black-crowned Night Heron |
— |
— |
syns. Nycticorax nycticorax, Nycticorax nycticorax falklandicus, Pucung Kuak |
| |
Black-necked Stork |
— |
— |
d (2) - Black-necked Stork 2013, Black-necked Stork (Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus) 2016 |
| |
blue sapphire |
— |
— |
d - blue sapphire 1976, etc (2) |
| |
blue whale |
— |
— |
d - blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) 2016 syns. Balaenoptera musculus |
| |
Bodhisattva |
— |
— |
d (2) - Bodhisattva in Royal Attire in Lotus Position 1978, Bodhisattva without royal attire cutting off his hair 1978 |
| |
bowler |
— |
— |
d - bowler 1996 |
| |
Brown-capped Babbler |
— |
— |
d - Brown-capped Babbler Pellorneum fuscocapillum 1993 |
| |
Bruguiera gymnorhiza |
— |
— |
d - Bruguiera gymnorhiza 2020 syns. Bruguiera gymnorrhiza, denges |
| |
Buddhagaya |
— |
— |
d - Buddhagaya 2011 |
| |
Buddhist Congress |
1920 |
— |
- ... 60th |
| |
Buddhist Era |
— |
— |
- ... 2550th |
| |
Buddhist flag |
— |
— |
- ... 125th d (2) - Buddhist flag 2010, globe on Buddhist flag 1972 |
| |
Bulbophyllum wightii |
— |
— |
d - Bulbophyllum wightii 1994 |
| |
by David Paynter |
— |
— |
d - by David Paynter 1999 |
| |
by Ivan Peries |
— |
— |
d - by Ivan Peries 1999 |
| |
by Justin Daraniyagala |
— |
— |
d - by Justin..aniyagala 1999 |
| |
by Solias Mendis |
— |
— |
d - by Solias Mendis 1999 |
| |
Abdul Cader birth |
1895 |
— |
- 100th Anniversary of the Birth of ... |
| |
Abdul Caffoor |
— |
— |
d - Abdul Caffoor 1993 |
| |
Gate Mudaliyar N Canaganayagam |
— |
— |
d - Gate Muda..ganayagam 1992 |
| |
Cancer |
— |
— |
d - Cancer 2007 syns. Cancer (constellation) |
| |
Capricornus |
— |
— |
d - Capricornus 2007 |
| |
Carey College opening |
1914 |
— |
- Centenary of ... |
| |
Caspian tern |
— |
— |
d - Caspian tern (Hydroprogne caspia) 2016 syns. Hydroprogne caspia, Hydroprogne tschegrava, Sterna caspia |
| |
cat's eye |
— |
— |
d - cat's eye 1976, etc (2) |
| |
Centaurus |
— |
— |
d - Centaurus 2007 |
| |
Cethosia nietneri nietneri |
— |
— |
d - Cethosia .. nietneri 1978 |
| |
Ceylon Bible Society founding |
1812 |
— |
- ... 175th |
| |
Ceylon Chamber of Commerce founding |
1839 |
— |
- 150th Anniversary of ... |
| |
Ceylon School for the Deaf and Blind opening |
1912 |
— |
- Centenary of the ... |
| |
Ceylon Society of Arts founding |
1888 |
— |
- 100th Anniversary of ... |
| |
Ceylon tiger |
— |
— |
d - Ceylon tiger Parantica taprobana 1999 syns. Parantica taprobana |
| |
Ceylon White Eye |
— |
— |
d - Ceylon White Eye 2010 |
| |
Ceylon Wood Pigeon |
— |
— |
d - Ceylon Wood Pigeon 2010 |
| |
Ceylon-German Technical Training Institute |
— |
— |
d - Ceylon-Ge..Institute 2010 |
| |
cherry barb |
— |
— |
d - cherry barb 1990 |
| |
chestnut-backed owlet |
— |
— |
syns. Glaucidium castanotum, Sri Lanka Chestnut-backed Owlet |
| |
children |
— |
— |
d - children 1999 |
| |
Children's Day (Sri Lanka) |
— |
— |
- Children's Day 2006 |
| |
Simon Casie Chitty |
— |
— |
d - Simon Casie Chitty 1989 |
| |
Christ Church Girls' College, Baddegama opening |
1888 |
— |
- 125th Anniversary of ... |
| |
Christmas |
— |
— |
(39) - ... 1980, ... 1987, ... 2006, ... |
| |
Chundikuli Girls' College, Jaffna opening |
1896 |
— |
- 100th Anniversary of ... |
| |
coconut palm |
— |
— |
d - coconut palm (1979) 1979 |
