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25 Sous - George IV
| Issuer | Mauritius Treasury |
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| Year | 1822 |
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| Value | 25 Sous (1⁄16) |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | pour 25 Sous. (Translation: for 25 Sous) |
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The 25 Sous of 1822 was produced specifically to address a chronic small-change shortage on Mauritius, a problem inherited from French colonial administration and never adequately solved under early British rule. The Treasury issue — rather than a Royal Mint commission — reflects the degree to which local authorities were left to improvise their own monetary solutions. Billon-grade silver at .500 fine was a deliberate economy, keeping production costs low enough to justify a coin whose face value was itself marginal.
Only a single year of issue is recorded under this type.