BANK OF MAURITIUS
RS 1000
THIS NOTE IS LEGAL TENDER FOR
ONE THOUSAND RUPEES
ஆயிரம் ரூபாய்
एक हज़ार रुपये
SIR CHARLES GAËTAN DUVAL QC 1930-1996
GOVERNOR
MANAGING DIRECTOR
Thomas De La Rue has printed Mauritian currency continuously since independence, and this high-denomination note — the largest in the series at the time of issue — was produced during R. Basant Roi's first tenure as Governor, a period marked by sustained inflation pressure and debate over the rupee's managed float against a basket of currencies. The 1000 Rupee denomination carried genuine transactional weight in daily Mauritian commerce, unlike comparable high-value notes in larger economies where such figures are effectively withdrawn from circulation.
P#59 was superseded by a revised issue in 2007 when the Bank of Mauritius updated the security specification across the full series. Surviving examples from the 2004 print run are distinguishable by signature combination.
Thomas De La Rue has printed Mauritian currency continuously since independence, and this high-denomination note — the largest in the series at the time of issue — was produced during R. Basant Roi's first tenure as Governor, a period marked by sustained inflation pressure and debate over the rupee's managed float against a basket of currencies. The 1000 Rupee denomination carried genuine transactional weight in daily Mauritian commerce, unlike comparable high-value notes in larger economies where such figures are effectively withdrawn from circulation.
P#59 was superseded by a revised issue in 2007 when the Bank of Mauritius updated the security specification across the full series. Surviving examples from the 2004 print run are distinguishable by signature combination.