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25 Rupees Diana - The People's Princess
| Issuer | Seychelles |
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| Year | 1997 |
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| Value | 25 Rupees |
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| Obverse description | The arms of the Republic of Seychelles are displayed in the centre of the field, depicting a shield bearing a coco-de-mer palm tree above an Aldabra giant tortoise, supported by a sailfish to the left and a white-tailed tropicbird to the right, with a scroll below bearing the motto FINIS CORONAT OPVS. The curved legend REPUBLIC OF SEYCHELLES arcs around the upper periphery, flanked by two raised dots at the lower sides, with the date 1997 inscribed in large numerals at the bottom. A small Pobjoy Mint mark appears in the lower field to the left of the scroll. |
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| Obverse lettering | REPUBLIC OF SEYCHELLES · 1997 · |
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Issued within months of Diana's death in August 1997, this coin belongs to a wave of memorial issues produced by smaller Commonwealth nations — Seychelles among them — that flooded the market that autumn. The Royal Mint itself issued no immediate commemorative, leaving the field to private minting operations contracted through island dependencies and former territories.
The 28.28g sterling silver specification is the Pobjoy Mint house standard of the period, used across dozens of similar commemorative contracts simultaneously.