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5 Rupees - Elizabeth II 2nd portrait
| Issuer | Seychelles |
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| Year | 1972 |
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| Diameter | 30 mm |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A scenic tropical landscape dominates the field, featuring a tall coconut palm in the foreground, a Aldabra giant tortoise at its base, a sandy beach, and a sailing vessel on the sea in the background. The denomination '5 RUPEES' is inscribed in the upper right portion of the field, serving as the principal legend of the reverse. |
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Seychelles issued this coin four years before independence, still under British colonial administration and using a currency pegged to the pound sterling. The archipelago would gain independence in June 1976, after which the entire pre-independence coinage was rapidly replaced — limiting the circulating life of this type to roughly four years at most.