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250 Rupees 'Dodo' Gold Bullion
| Issuer | Bank of Mauritius |
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| Year | 1988 |
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| Diameter | 22.0 mm |
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| Obverse description | Facing bust of Sir Anerood Jugnauth, Prime Minister of Mauritius, rendered in moderate relief within a plain field. The portrait depicts the subject in contemporary dress with jacket and tie, his gaze directed slightly to the viewer's left. A circular legend along the upper periphery reads 'THE Rt HON SIR ANEROOD JUGNAUTH PC QC KCMG', with the issuing authority 'MAURITIUS' inscribed along the lower border. |
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| Reverse description | Central depiction of a Dodo bird (Raphus cucullatus) standing in three-quarter profile to the right, rendered in detailed relief after the famous painting by Dutch Golden Age artist Roelandt Savery, showing the bird's characteristic rotund body, prominent hooked beak, and small vestigial wings, set upon a naturalistic ground with sparse vegetation. The encircling legend, punctuated by raised dots, reads '1988 · THE DODO · Rs.250 · 1/4 · OUNCE FINE GOLD', distributed around the entire periphery of the coin. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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