Seychelles gained independence from Britain in June 1976, and the Central Bank was established almost immediately to issue a sovereign coinage replacing the East African Currency Board issues that had circulated there. This 1977 date places the coin in the first full year of domestic minting operations under the new republic.
Seychelles gained independence from Britain in June 1976, and the Central Bank was established almost immediately to issue a sovereign coinage replacing the East African Currency Board issues that had circulated there. This 1977 date places the coin in the first full year of domestic minting operations under the new republic.