Sugar canes within inner circle, legend around Note: although `trees` is given as the description by major catalogues, it`s widely believed these are of sugar canes (the islands main export)
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Latin
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GOUV:
DE MAURICE ET DEP. (Translation: Government of Mauritius and Dependencies)
Reverse description
Value within inner circle
Reverse script
Latin
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pour 50 Sous
REÇU AU BUR: DU TRES. (Translation: For 50 sous Received at the Treasury office)