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1 Dollar
| Issuer | Special Finance Committee of Mauritius |
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| Year | 1842 |
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| Currency | Pound (1820-1877) |
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| Obverse lettering | PORT-LOUIS 1ST SEPTEMBER 1842 THE 1ST OF FEBRUARY 1844 PAY TO BEARER ONE DOLLAR CURRENCY IN SPECIE ON ACCOUNT OF THE SPECIAL DEPOSIT OF COIN BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE NOW IN YOUR COFFERS FOR THE SPECIAL FINANCE COMMITTEE TO THE CASHIERS OF THE TWO BANKS OF MAURITIUS |
| Reverse description | The reverse carries an ornate engraved design with a large guilloché numeral "15" vignette at the left within an oval lathe-work surround, flanked by a finely engine-turned vertical border. A landscape vignette of low hills appears beneath the central ornamental cartouche, and partial inscriptions including "MAURITIUS", "Promise", "Bearer", and "FIFTEEN" are visible to the right, consistent with the note's fractional pound equivalent. |
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| Signature(s) | Paul Marion |
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