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1000 Rupees Chamber of Commerce and Industry
| Issuer | Mauritius |
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| Year | 2000 |
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| Value | 1000 Rupees |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The heraldic seal of the Mauritius Chamber of Commerce and Industry occupies the central field, featuring a quartered shield displaying a merchant vessel and a balance of trade, supported by two seahorses rampant, and surmounted by a helmet with a spread-winged bird above crossed anchors. A motto ribbon below the shield bears the Latin inscription NON NOBIS SED PATRIAE. The circular legend MAURITIUS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY arcs around the upper and lateral rim, while the commemorative inscription 150th Anniversary / 25th January 2000 appears in two lines across the lower field. The inner border is decorated with a continuous scalloped or beaded pattern. |
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Issued to mark the centenary of the Mauritius Chamber of Commerce and Industry, founded in 1850 by a group of Port Louis merchants navigating the economic dislocation that followed the abolition of slavery and the colony's shift from sugar monoculture. The chamber was among the first such bodies established in the British-administered Indian Ocean territories.
The .920 fineness is characteristic of Mauritian commemorative gold of this period, echoing the traditional crown gold standard rather than the .999 fine issues more common in modern commemoratives.