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1 Rupee
| Issuer | Government of Mauritius |
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| Year | 1919-1928 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse lettering | THE GOVERNMENT OF MAURITIUS PROMISE TO PAY THE BEARER ON DEMAND AT THIS OFFICE THE SUM OF ONE RUPEE OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONERS OF CURRENCY PORT LOUIS |
| Reverse description | The reverse is plain white paper with no printed design or vignette, consistent with the emergency low-denomination issue practice of the period. A handwritten notation appears in the lower centre area. |
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The Government of Mauritius issued this 1 Rupee series directly rather than through a colonial bank — a distinction worth noting, as Mauritius had the Mauritius Commercial Bank operating from as early as 1838. Small denomination currency printing was considered a government revenue matter, and De La Rue held that contract for decades across British colonial territories in the Indian Ocean.
The ten-year window across 1919–1928 reflects serial replenishments rather than a single print run. Notes from the earlier years of the issue tend to surface in substantially worse condition, consistent with the heavy low-denomination circulation patterns typical of island economies where small notes take considerable wear before replacement.