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25 Rupees - Elizabeth II Conservation
| Issuer | Bank of Mauritius |
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| Year | 1975 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse description | Diademed and draped effigy of Queen Elizabeth II facing right, as modelled by Arnold Machin, occupying the centre of the field. The peripheral legend reads QUEEN ELIZABETH THE SECOND, arcing from lower left to upper right, with the date 1975 positioned at lower right. A fine beaded border frames the design. |
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| Obverse lettering | QUEEN ELIZABETH THE SECOND 1975 |
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Mauritius issued this piece as part of the wider Conservation series coordinated across numerous Commonwealth nations in 1975 — a project tied to the IUCN and WWF's push to leverage numismatic collecting as a funding and awareness mechanism for endangered species programs. The effort produced a remarkable breadth of silver issues from countries that rarely struck commemorative coinage, and Mauritius was among the more enthusiastic participants.
The .925 standard aligns with the series' deliberate positioning as a collector product rather than circulating currency — none of these were ever intended to pass hands at face value.