The Seychelles achieved independence from Britain in June 1976, and this note belongs to the first issue produced for the new republic — a transitional series that preceded the establishment of the Central Bank of Seychelles in 1983. Bradbury Wilkinson was a logical choice for the commission; the New Malden firm had an extensive relationship with newly independent Commonwealth nations needing credible currency fast.
P#22 is scarce in high grades. The humid Indian Ocean climate accelerated paper deterioration in circulation, and the series was replaced relatively quickly once the Central Bank took over monetary operations.
The Seychelles achieved independence from Britain in June 1976, and this note belongs to the first issue produced for the new republic — a transitional series that preceded the establishment of the Central Bank of Seychelles in 1983. Bradbury Wilkinson was a logical choice for the commission; the New Malden firm had an extensive relationship with newly independent Commonwealth nations needing credible currency fast.
P#22 is scarce in high grades. The humid Indian Ocean climate accelerated paper deterioration in circulation, and the series was replaced relatively quickly once the Central Bank took over monetary operations.