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50 Cents
| Issuer | Government of Seychelles |
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| Year | 1919-1936 |
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| Printer | Thomas De La Rue & Company, London, United Kingdom |
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| Obverse description | Uniface note printed in purple and grey. A right-facing portrait of King George V is set within an oval vignette at the right, framed by decorative corner ornaments. The central field carries the denomination and issuing authority in bold letterpress, overlaid on an intricate guilloche underprint, with a cursive legal tender clause and the Governor's manuscript signature below. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is uniface, left entirely blank, consistent with the note's single-sided printing. |
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The Government of Seychelles began issuing its own paper currency in 1919, having previously relied entirely on the Mauritius rupee system. These 50 Cents notes were among the first pieces issued under that arrangement — a colonial administration taking limited but formal control of its own paper money supply, though De La Rue in London handled all actual production throughout the series run.
The 1919–1936 date range reflects successive printings rather than a continuous issue, with individual note dates varying accordingly. Later printings from the 1930s are considerably scarcer than the early issues.