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10 Cents - Victoria
| Issuer | Mauritius |
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| Year | 1877-1897 |
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| Reference(s) | KM#10 |
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| Reverse description | The large numeral 10 occupies the centre of the coin within a beaded circle, its digits rendered with fine horizontal line engraving. The spelled-out denomination TEN CENTS curves along the lower arc of the beaded circle, while the issuer name MAURITIUS arches across the top, flanked by small ornamental rosettes. The date appears along the lower right, between the beaded circle and the toothed outer border. The overall composition is clean and typographic, with no additional ornament in the field. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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Mauritius in the 1870s operated under a dual currency headache: the rupee system had replaced the old dollar-based coinage in 1877, and this 10-cent piece was part of that transitional decimal framework aligned to Indian monetary conventions — a reflection of the island's administrative ties to British India rather than to British sterling. The Royal Mint in London struck these throughout the series run, shipping them to an island economy still heavily dependent on sugar plantation labor following emancipation decades prior.
KM#10 is occasionally found with die-clash artifacts, a consequence of low-volume runs that did not justify frequent die replacement.