Catalog
50 Cents
| Issuer | Government of Seychelles |
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| Year | 1919 |
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| Reference(s) | P#A5 |
| Obverse description | Plain note of simple letterpress design with the heading 'The Government of Seychelles' in Gothic script across the top, below which the promissory text and denomination '50 CENTS' appear in large display type at centre. Serial number printed twice in the upper corners, with a large impressed embossed seal visible at left. The Governor's manuscript signature appears at lower right above the printed title 'Governor', alongside the date 'Seychelles, 10th November, 1919.' |
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| Reverse description | Essentially blank, showing only the embossed impression of the Government of Seychelles seal bleeding through from the obverse, with the serial number faintly visible in mirror image at top corners. |
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The Government of Seychelles issued currency directly rather than through a chartered bank — an arrangement common to small British crown colonies where the transaction volume never justified a full banking infrastructure. This 50 Cents note from 1919 belongs to an extremely limited series that predates the later colonial currency board issues, and surviving examples are genuinely rare. The embossed seal was the primary authentication device, a method already considered outdated by metropolitan standards at the time of issue.