Catalog
5 Rufies Outer islands of Mauritius
| Issuer | Mauritius |
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| Year | 2024 |
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| Engraver(s) | Vitaly Bakhtinov |
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| Obverse description | The coat of arms of Mauritius displayed centrally within a beaded inner circle, featuring the quartered shield with a dodo as the left supporter and a stag as the right supporter, both rendered in high relief. A scroll below the shield bears the motto legend STELLA CLAVISQUE MARIS INDICI in the exergue area. The date 2024 appears above the coat of arms, and the denomination FIVE RUFIES is inscribed below the shield within the inner circle. The outer field carries the arc legends CARGADOS CARAJOS at the top and OUTER ISLANDS OF MAURITIUS at the bottom, separated by small star devices, all against a mirror-proof field. |
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| Reverse description | A large sea turtle swimming in the foreground dominates the lower portion of the field, rendered in fine detail against a seabed with aquatic vegetation. In the upper background, a tall sailing ship is depicted amid crashing ocean waves, conveying a sense of maritime history. The numeral 5 appears in large format in the upper left field. The engraver's monogram ВБ (Cyrillic initials of Vitaly Bakhtinov) is incused in the lower right field. The overall composition is executed in proof-quality relief against a frosted and mirror finish within the scalloped border. |
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The "Outer Islands" designation covers Agaléga, Saint Brandon (Cargados Carajos Shoals), and the Tromelin dispute — the last of which remains a point of active diplomatic friction between Mauritius and France, with Mauritius asserting sovereignty under a 1965 agreement it considers illegitimate. That same year, Britain detached these territories from Mauritius to form the British Indian Ocean Territory, a move the Mauritian government has never accepted as lawful. The 5 Rufiyaa denomination places this issue within the Maldivian currency system, which is almost certainly an error in the catalog data — Mauritius uses the rupee.