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5 Cents - George VI
| Issuer | Seychelles |
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| Year | 1948 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Crowned bust of King George VI facing left, wearing the Imperial State Crown, engraved by Percy Metcalfe. The portrait is rendered in high relief with fine detail on the crown's arches and jewels. The engraver's initials 'PM' appear below the truncation. The circular legend reads KING GEORGE THE SIXTH around the periphery, with a toothed border encircling the entire design. |
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| Mintage | 1948 - - 300,000 1948 - Proof - |
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Seychelles coinage in this period was struck at the Royal Mint under the authority of the British colonial administration, with issues timed loosely to currency demand from the islands rather than any regular schedule. The 1948 date places this coin in the final years of George VI's reign before his health collapsed — he died in February 1952 — and among the last colonial bronze issues before the postwar push toward currency reform across British territories accelerated through the 1950s.