| Issuer | Mauritius |
|---|---|
| Year | 1877-1897 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Value | 5 Cents (0.05 MUR) |
| Currency | Rupee (1835-date) |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Weight | 9.5 g |
| Diameter | 28.35 mm |
| Thickness | 1.9 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Engraver(s) | Leonard Charles Wyon |
| In circulation to | |
| Reference(s) | KM#9 |
| Obverse description | Crowned head Queen Victoria left. |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | VICTORIA QUEEN |
| Reverse description | Value within beaded circle. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | * MAURITIUS * 5 FIVE CENTS 1897 |
| Edge | Plain |
| Mint | Royal Mint (Tower Hill), London,United Kingdom (1810-1975) H Heaton and Sons / The Mint Birmingham (Heaton and Sons / The Mint Birmingham Limited),United Kingdom (1850-2003) |
| Mintage | 1877 - Proof - 1877 H - Heaton Mint - 3 000 000 1877 H - Heaton Mint; Proof - 1878 - - 50 000 1878 - Proof - 1882 H - Heaton Mint - 60 000 1882 H - Heaton Mint; Proof - 1883 - - 100 000 1884 - - 100 000 1884 - Proof - 1888 - Coin alignment - 100 000 1890 H - Heaton Mint - 100 000 1897 - - 600 000 1897 - Proof - |
| Numisquare ID | 3800502350 |
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