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25 Rupees Pope Benedict XVI
| Uitgever | Central Bank of Seychelles |
|---|---|
| Jaar | 2005 |
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| Valuta | Rupee (1914-date) |
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| Beschrijving voorzijde | The full arms of the Republic of Seychelles occupying the central field, comprising a quartered shield bearing a coco-de-mer palm tree, a mountain landscape, a sailing vessel, and a giant tortoise, supported on either side by a swordfish, surmounted by a white-tailed tropicbird as crest, and a ribbon scroll below bearing the national motto FINIS CORONAT OPUS. The country name REPUBLIC OF SEYCHELLES arcs along the upper periphery, flanked by two raised dots at the lower field, with the date 2005 inscribed below the shield. The Pobjoy Mint privy mark (PM) appears in the lower central field. |
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| Schrift voorzijde | Latin |
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| Aanvullende informatie |
Pope John Paul II died on April 2, 2005, and Benedict XVI was elected just eighteen days later — one of the shortest sede vacante periods in modern history. Commemorative programs worldwide scrambled to respond, and several small issuing authorities rushed Benedict pieces to market before the year was out. Seychelles was among them, operating through the standard licensed commemorative framework that allows nations with no particular connection to the Vatican to issue such coins commercially.
The .925 silver specification and 28.28g weight place this squarely in the Crown-sized commemorative format dominant in the licensed coin trade of that decade.