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5 Rupees Eretmochelys imbricata
| Issuer | Seychelles |
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| Year | 2023 |
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| Value | 5 Rupees 5 SCR = BRL 1.76 |
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| Obverse description | Central design features a heraldic shield bearing a royal crown at its upper portion, flanked on either side by laurel branches that extend symmetrically across the field. A horizontal banner scroll across the lower half of the shield bears the legend PRASLIN in raised block capitals, while a second scroll beneath it carries the denomination 5 RUPEES. Small five-pointed stars appear at the base of each laurel branch, adding decorative detail to the composition. |
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| Reverse description | Central motif is a realistic, polychrome color-printed depiction of a hawksbill sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) shown in aerial view, with detailed rendering of its scutes, flippers, and head against the plain milled field. The Latin binomial legend ERETMOCHELYS IMBRICATA curves along the upper periphery of the coin in incuse lettering. In the lower exergue, the date 2023 is flanked by decorative leaf motifs within a recessed banner panel. |
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The hawksbill turtle has been critically endangered since 1996 under IUCN classification, with global nesting populations estimated to have declined by over 80% in the preceding century. Seychelles sits within a key hawksbill nesting zone in the western Indian Ocean, and the islands have been a site of ongoing conservation monitoring through the Island Conservation Society. Issuing this coin in 2023 places it among a growing number of Seychellois wildlife-themed circulation pieces that double as de facto conservation advocacy — a policy the government has pursued deliberately since the 1990s.