Catalog
10 Rupees
| Issuer | Bank of Mauritius |
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| Year | 1985 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse lettering | BANK OF MAURITIUS THIS NOTE IS LEGAL TENDER FOR THE PAYMENT OF THE AMOUNT STATED THEREON TEN RUPEES |
| Reverse description | The central vignette presents an intaglio engraving of a stone arched bridge set above a cascading waterfall, surrounded by lush tropical vegetation rendered in fine green guilloche work. To the left, a decorative device incorporating a star and laurel branch is visible, while an outline map of Mauritius occupies the right margin. The denomination 'Rs.10' appears in multiple scripts at the corners, with the printer's imprint 'THOMAS DE LA RUE AND COMPANY LIMITED' at the base. |
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P#35 was issued under Governor Indurduth Ramphul, who had steered Mauritius through the IMF structural adjustment program of the early 1980s — a period that forced significant austerity and a sharp devaluation of the rupee. The note circulated during the island's difficult transition toward export-led growth, well before the tourism and textile booms reshaped the economy later in the decade.
De La Rue's watermark security on this series is relatively minimal by the firm's own standards of the period, reflecting the modest security specification contracted for a small-circulation island currency.