| Issuer | Mauritius |
|---|---|
| Year | 1877-1897 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Value | 2 Cents (0.02 MUR) |
| Currency | Rupee (1835-date) |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Weight | 4.0 g |
| Diameter | 23.0 mm |
| Thickness | |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Engraver(s) | Leonard Charles Wyon |
| In circulation to | |
| Reference(s) | KM#8 |
| Obverse description | Queen Victoria facing left |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | VICTORIA QUEEN |
| Reverse description | 2 in beaded circle |
| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | · MAURITIUS · TWO CENTS 1896 |
| Edge | |
| Mint | Royal Mint (Tower Hill), London,United Kingdom (1810-1975) H Heaton and Sons / The Mint Birmingham (Heaton and Sons / The Mint Birmingham Limited),United Kingdom (1850-2003) |
| Mintage | 1877 - Proof - 1877 H - Heaton Mint - 350 000 1877 H - Heaton Mint; Proof - 1878 - - 130 000 1878 - Proof - 1882 H - Heaton Mint - 150 000 1882 H - Heaton Mint; Proof - 1883 - - 250 000 1884 - - 250 000 1884 - Proof - 1888 - Coin alignment - 250 000 1888 - Proof - 1890 H - Heaton Mint - 250 000 1896 - - 188 000 1897 - - 1 000 000 1897 - Proof - |
| Numisquare ID | 8719578260 |
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