The Central Bank of Sri Lanka has issued a commemorative frosted proof coin for the 125th anniversary of Ananda College, the very first commemorative coin issued for a school anniversary. With the ...

Colonel Henry Steele Olcott in 1886 founded Ananda College, in a private house in Colombo with just 37 students. The school has come a long way since then and now has around 7000 students on roll.