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50 Sous - George IV
| Issuer | Mauritius |
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| Year | 1822 |
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| Thickness | 1.3 mm |
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| Obverse description | Central design featuring a cluster of sugar canes (widely identified as such despite major catalogues describing them as trees, sugar cane being the island's principal export) enclosed within a raised inner circle. The surrounding legend reads GOUV: DE MAURICE ET DEP., referencing the Government of Mauritius and Dependencies, with the inscription distributed around the outer field. |
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| Reverse description | The denomination expressed in three lines — POUR / 50 / SOUS. — is prominently displayed within a raised inner circle at the center of the field. The surrounding circular legend REÇU AU BUR: DU TRES. (meaning 'Received at the Treasury Office') runs around the outer field, separated from the central device by the raised border. A decorative serrated or arrow-point band ornaments the upper portion of the outer border. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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