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10 Cents - Elizabeth II 1st portrait
| Issuer | Seychelles |
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| Year | 1953-1974 |
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| Composition | Nickel brass (79% Copper, 20% Zinc, 1% Nickel) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The denomination 10 CENTS is displayed prominently at centre within an ornamental cartouche of scrolling foliate flourishes, designed by George Kruger Gray. The issuer name SEYCHELLES arcs along the upper periphery, while the date appears at the foot of the design below the lower scroll, all contained within the twelve-sided flan. |
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The Seychelles remained a British Crown Colony throughout this issue's entire run, administered under the Colonial Office in London. When Elizabeth II's first portrait by Mary Gillick was adopted across Commonwealth territories following the 1953 coronation, Seychelles simply joined the queue of dependent territories updating their coinage through the Royal Mint — no local monetary authority existed to complicate the process. The nickel brass alloy used here was a deliberate postwar choice across several smaller colonies, substituting for the cupro-nickel that remained in higher demand for larger denominations elsewhere.