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1000 Rupees - Elizabeth II
| Issuer | Government of Mauritius |
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| Year | 1954 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse lettering | THE GOVERNMENT OF MAURITIUS THESE NOTES ARE LEGAL TENDER FOR THE PAYMENT OF ANY AMOUNT ONE THOUSAND RUPEES ஆயிரம் ரூபாய் एक हजार रुपैये OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONERS OF CURRENCY PORT LOUIS |
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| Reverse lettering | THE GOVERNMENT OF MAURITIUS STELLA CLAVISQUE MARIS INDICI ONE THOUSAND RUPEES ஆயிரம் ரூபாய் एक हजार रुपये Rs.1000 ரூ 1000 |
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The Government of Mauritius — not the colony's commercial banks — retained direct note-issuing authority well into the postwar period, and this 1000 Rupee note reflects that arrangement. Bradbury Wilkinson's New Malden works produced colonial currency for dozens of territories during the 1950s, and their intaglio printing gave the series a quality that outlasted most of the political arrangements it served.
At this denomination, actual hand-to-hand circulation would have been rare. High-value colonial notes of this type typically moved between government offices, large traders, and banks rather than through ordinary commerce.