Catalog
5 Rupees - Elizabeth II
| Issuer | Government of Mauritius |
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| Year | 1954 |
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| Value | 5 Rupees |
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| Obverse description | At right, an oval guilloche vignette encloses a portrait of Queen Elizabeth II wearing a tiara and pearl necklace. The centre bears multilingual legal tender text in English, Tamil, Hindi, and Arabic scripts, with the denomination FIVE RUPEES in large letterpress below. At lower left, an intaglio vignette of a mountain landscape completes the composition, above the issuing authority inscription OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONERS OF CURRENCY, PORT LOUIS. |
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| Reverse description | The coat of arms of Mauritius occupies the centre, flanked by a dodo on the left and a stag on the right as supporters, with the motto STELLA CLAVISQUE MARIS INDICI on a scroll below. The denomination Rs.5 appears at lower left and upper right corners, while FIVE RUPEES together with Tamil and Hindi script equivalents run along the lower margin. The entire design is set against a fine guilloche underprint. |
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| Protection type | Watermark |
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