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5 Cents - Elizabeth II 1st portrait
| Issuer | Mauritius |
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| Year | 1956-1978 |
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| Currency | Rupee (1835-date) |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing crowned effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, sculpted by Cecil Thomas, wearing the George IV State Diadem with cross pattée at apex and pearled bands, her hair dressed in curls at the nape. The truncation of the bust is visible at the lower field. The peripheral legend QUEEN ELIZABETH THE SECOND runs clockwise around the effigy, separated from the toothed border by a narrow rim. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Mintage | 1956 - - 201,000 1956 - Proof - 1957 - - 203,000 1957 - Proof - 1959 - - 801,000 1959 - Proof - 1960 - - 400,000 1960 - Proof - 1963 - - 200,000 1963 - Proof - 1964 - - 600,000 1964 - Proof - 1965 - - 200,000 1966 - - 200,000 1967 - - 200,000 1969 - - 500,000 1970 - - 800,000 1971 - - 500,000 1971 - Proof - 750 1975 - - 3,700,000 1978 - - 8,000,000 1978 - Proof - 9,268 |
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