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1/2 Rupee - George VI

Issuer Mauritius
Year 1946
Type Standard circulation coin
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Reverse description A finely detailed stag (Java deer, Cervus timorensis) stands in full profile facing left, rendered in high relief against a plain field, with prominent antlers extending into the upper portion of the design. The engraver's initials 'KG' appear below the animal at lower left. The divided legend 'MAURITIUS' to the left and 'HALF RUPEE' to the right arcs along the upper periphery, each word separated by a raised dot, within a beaded border. The date '1946' is prominently displayed in the exergue beneath a ground line.
Reverse script Latin
Reverse lettering .MAURITIUS. .HALF.RUPEE. KG 1946
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