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25 Rupees The Victoria Cross
| Issuer | Central Bank of Seychelles |
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| Year | 1996 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse description | The national coat of arms of the Republic of Seychelles occupies the central field, depicting a shield bearing a tropical seascape with two sailfish as supporters, surmounted by a white-tailed tropicbird. A ribbon below the shield bears the national motto FINIS·CORONAT·OPUS in incuse lettering. The circular legend REPUBLIC OF SEYCHELLES runs along the upper periphery, while the date · 1996 · appears in the lower field, all within a polished proof finish. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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The Victoria Cross commemorated here was instituted by Queen Victoria in January 1856, backdated to cover acts of valor from the Crimean War. The cross itself is famously cast from the bronze of Russian cannon captured at Sevastopol — a detail that has been disputed but largely confirmed by Royal Mint and Ministry of Defence records. Seychelles, as a Commonwealth nation, retained the right to issue VC commemoratives alongside other Commonwealth mints, though the 1996 series was produced during a period when the Central Bank was aggressively expanding its collector coin program.