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25 Rupees Independence
| Issuer | Bank of Mauritius |
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| Year | 1978 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | Draped bust of Dr. the Right Honourable Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam, Kt., facing three-quarters right, wearing spectacles and a suit with tie, rendered in fine relief. The peripheral legend reads DR. THE RIGHT HON. SIR SEEWOOSAGUR RAMGOOLAM, Kt. along the upper arc and MAURITIUS along the lower arc, separated by two raised dots on each side. The design is enclosed within a beaded border. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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Mauritius gained independence from Britain in March 1968, but commemorative silver issues marking the event appeared in waves over the following decade as the young nation built its numismatic program. This 1978 piece marks the tenth anniversary of independence — a politically significant moment for Prime Minister Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam's government, which had navigated the country through the volatile sugar price collapses of the mid-1970s that briefly threatened the island's fragile export economy.
Struck to sterling silver standard at 28.3 grams, the specification mirrors the old British crown tradition almost exactly — a deliberate echo, or a practical convenience, depending on your reading of the Bank of Mauritius's thinking at the time.