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100 Rupees Mahatma Gandhi
| Issuer | Bank of Mauritius |
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| Year | 2001 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents a bold, high-relief bust of Mahatma Gandhi facing slightly to the right, rendered in a naturalistic portrait style with characteristic detail including his round wire-rimmed spectacles, shaved head, and simple draped attire. The legend MAHATMA GANDHI arcs along the upper periphery, flanked by raised dot separators. The inscription CENTENARY OF ARRIVAL IN MAURITIUS curves along the lower left and right portions of the border, commemorating the centennial of Gandhi's 1901 visit to the island. |
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Issued to mark the centenary of Gandhi's departure from Mauritius in 1901, following his work there on behalf of the indentured Indian labor community. Gandhi spent time on the island en route between South Africa and India, and his advocacy for Mauritian Indians — largely brought over under indenture after the abolition of slavery — made him a figure of genuine local significance, not merely an imported hero for the occasion.
KM#65 appears in relatively modest mintage figures for a commemorative silver of this period, though the Bank of Mauritius issued it through the usual proof and uncirculated channels.