Catalog
| Location | Mauritius |
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| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
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| Obverse description | The obverse features a central device of a crab in relief, with the denomination MUR 2 inscribed on the body. The legend BEACHCOMBER curves along the upper periphery, and MAURITIUS appears along the lower periphery. |
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| Obverse lettering | BEACHCOMBER MUR 2 MAURITIUS |
| Reverse description | The reverse reproduces the design of a Spanish colonial Pillar dollar (8 reales), featuring two crowned hemispheres flanked by two crowned pillars of Hercules in the central field, with the date 1742 in the lower exergue. The legend VTRAQUE VNUM runs along the upper periphery, with mint marks M on either side. |
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