Catalog
1 Cent - Victoria
| Issuer | Mauritius |
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| Year | 1877-1897 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | Diademed and draped bust of Queen Victoria facing left, her hair swept back and arranged in a chignon secured with a ribbon, wearing an ornate jewelled diadem. The portrait, engraved by Leonard Charles Wyon, is rendered in fine detail with naturalistic hair treatment characteristic of the Young Head type. The circular legend reads VICTORIA QUEEN along the periphery, with a beaded border surrounding the field. |
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| Reverse lettering | MAURITIUS · ONE CENT 1878 · |
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| Mintage | 1877 - Proof - 1877 H - Heaton Mint - 700,000 1877 H - Heaton Mint; Proof - 1878 - - 250,000 1878 - Proof - 1882 H - Heaton Mint - 300,000 1882 H - Heaton Mint; Proof - 1883 - - 500,000 1883 - Proof - 1884 - - 500,000 1884 - Proof - 1888 - - 500,000 1890 H - Heaton Mint - 500,000 1896 - - 500,000 1897 - - 1,000,000 1897 - Proof - |
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