Catalog
500 Rupees
| Issuer | Bank of Mauritius |
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| Year | 1999-2001 |
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| Currency | Rupee (1835-date) |
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| Obverse description | Portrait of Sookdeo Bissoondoyal at left, with the national arms at lower left and a building vignette at centre; an allegorical figure of Justice with scales appears at lower right. Bilingual inscriptions are interwoven throughout the design, with the subject's name and dates 1908–1977 incorporated into the layout. The face is printed in multicolour intaglio over a fine guilloche underprint. |
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| Reverse description | The University of Mauritius building occupies the central vignette at right, rendered in detailed intaglio and set among palm trees and landscaped grounds within a brown-toned multicolour composition. The denomination Rs 500 appears in large numerals at upper right, with value counters repeated in the corners over a fine guilloche underprint. |
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| Protection description | Dodo bird's head |
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