Moonstone auctioned in Britain, a replica

National Heritage Minister Dr. Jagath Balasuriya has said that the moonstone which was auctioned in Britain recently is not a genuine artifact, but is only a replica.

Sri Lankan authorities had directed Dr. Wijerathne Bohingamuwa of the Cambridge University to conduct a special investigation into the origin of the moonstone.

The investigation had revealed that the moonstone is just a replica which was made in Sri Lanka and brought to Britain by a British planter in 1950.