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5 Crowns Colonial Bank of Mauritius Bourbon and Dependencies
| Issuer | Colonial Bank of Mauritius Bourbon and Dependencies |
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| Year | 1810-1819 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | Plain typeset note in letterpress with manuscript date field reading '181_' at upper centre. A small oval vignette at upper left encloses a seated Britannia figure within an ornate scrollwork border. The denomination 'Five' appears in a bold black rectangular panel at lower left, with the body text rendered in copperplate script. The authorization line 'By Order of the Directors' appears at lower right, with entry and number notations at bottom left. |
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| Obverse lettering | THE GOVERNMENT AND THE COMPANY OF THE COLONIAL BANK OF MAURITIUS BOURBON AND DEPENDENCIES PROMISE TO PAY TO OR BEARER ON DEMAND THE SUM OF FIVE CROWNS AT THE CURRENCY OF TEN LIVRES EACH VALUE RECEIVED BY ORDER OF THE DIRECTORS |
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The Colonial Bank of Mauritius Bourbon and Dependencies was a short-lived institution operating under British colonial authority following the capture of the Île de France from Napoleon's forces in 1810. The name itself encodes the transition: "Bourbon" refers to Réunion, briefly renamed île Bourbon under the Restoration, and "Dependencies" swept in Rodrigues and the Seychelles under a single administrative umbrella that never functioned with much coherence in practice.
P#S103 is among the earliest paper instruments issued under British rule on the island, predating any stable local currency framework. The French piastre and Spanish dollar were still circulating alongside British sterling, and notes of this type were issued into a monetary environment of considerable confusion. Survivors are extremely rare — the bank itself did not outlast the decade.