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| Issuer | Bank of Mauritius |
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| Year | 1998 |
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| Currency | Rupee (1835-date) |
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| Obverse lettering | BANK OF MAURITIUS THIS NOTE IS LEGAL TENDER FOR TWO HUNDRED RUPEES SIR ABDOOL RAZACK MOHAMED 1906-1978 |
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| Reverse lettering | BANK OF MAURITIUS |
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The 200-rupee denomination was introduced to Mauritius in the 1980s as the island's export economy — particularly sugar and the emerging textile sector — drove enough retail transaction volume to justify a value between the 100 and 500. Thomas De La Rue's involvement with Mauritian currency spans decades, and the late 1990s series reflects their standard intaglio production quality of the period.
D. Maraye served as Governor of the Bank of Mauritius, with B. Gujadhur signing as Second Governor. The pairing dates this note to a specific administrative window within the 1998 issue run.