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10 Rupees Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
| Issuer | Central Bank of Seychelles |
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| Year | 2014 |
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| Currency | Rupee (1914-date) |
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| Obverse description | The obverse bears the national coat of arms of the Republic of Seychelles at centre, featuring a shield with a palm tree and sea scene, supported by two sailfish and surmounted by a white tern in flight. The legend REPUBLIC OF SEYCHELLES arcs along the upper rim, with the motto FINIS CORONAT OPVS inscribed between two dots along the lower arc. The date 2014 appears in the lower field beneath the arms. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse displays a right-facing bust portrait of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in the left field, depicted in period dress with a lace jabot and powdered wig. To the right of the portrait, a facsimile of Mozart's signature is rendered in the mid-field, above a detailed cityscape of Salzburg with its fortress. A violin is prominently depicted in the lower foreground, serving as an artistic tribute to the composer's musical legacy. The legend WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART arcs along the upper rim, with the birth and death dates 1756-1791 inscribed beneath, and the denomination 10 RUPEES appears at the bottom of the field. |
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The Seychelles has no meaningful connection to Mozart — this is a bullion-adjacent commemorative issued under licensing arrangements that allow small island nations to monetize their minting authority for the collector market. Austria, which guards Mozart's image fiercely through institutions like the Mozart-Haus Vienna, has no involvement. The Central Bank of Seychelles issued dozens of similar celebrity and cultural commemoratives during this period, most struck by European contract mints.