2 Cents - George V

Mauritius at this period operated under a peculiar monetary arrangement: the rupee was the primary unit, but small copper fractional coinage was struck in London at the Royal Mint specifically for local retail trade, where Indian merchant communities dominated commerce and required reliable low-denomination specie. The 1911 issue coincided with George V's accession coinage across multiple British colonial dependencies, all ordered within the same year.

Production ran across a fourteen-year window but actual striking years were few — demand was modest and hoarding of small bronzes was common in tropical climates where copper corroded quickly in storage.