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1/2 Rupee - George VI
| Issuer | Mauritius |
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| Year | 1950-1951 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse description | Crowned effigy of King George VI facing left, wearing the Tudor Crown, rendered in high relief with fine detail on the crown's jewelled arches and cross pattée finial. The king's neck and collar are visible below the truncation. The encircling legend reads KING GEORGE THE SIXTH, distributed evenly around the periphery within a beaded border. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A finely modelled Java deer (Cervus timorensis), the national emblem of Mauritius, depicted in full profile walking to the left, with prominent antlers raised above its head. The engraver's initials KG appear in the lower left field. The circular legend MAURITIUS and HALF RUPEE is divided by pellets at the upper periphery, while the date appears prominently in the exergue below a ground line, all within a beaded border. |
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