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In 1877, coins for 1, 2, 5, 10 and 20 cents were introduced, with the lower three denominations in copper and the higher two in silver. Coin production ceased in 1899 and did not recommence until 1911, with silver coins not produced again until 1934, when Re. 1 ⁄ 4, Re. 1 ⁄ 2 and Re. 1/- coins were introduced. In 1947, cupro-nickel 10 cents ...
These coins were struck as: 1971 Mauritius Independence Proof Set: Set of 9 coins in fitted case, 750 issued, comprising: 200 rupees, gold, 27mm dia.; (2,500 minted); Obverse: Elizabeth II; reverse design courting couple by Christopher Ironside. 10 rupees, silver, 35mm dia.; Reverse design of a dodo by Christopher Ironside.
In 1822, coins for 25 and 50 sous were issued due to the continued use of the French colonial livre. The dollar circulated alongside sterling and the Indian rupee. An unofficial exchange rate of 2 rupees to the dollar was used, although this overvalued the rupee for a time. In 1877, the Mauritian rupee was introduced. It replaced the dollar at ...
Queen Elizabeth II on a Mauritian 10 rupee coin, 1971. The Parliament of the United Kingdom's Mauritius Independence Act 1968 transformed the British Crown Colony of Mauritius into an independent sovereign state. Unusually, no member of the British royal family attended the independence ceremony on the island because of security concerns.
Currently in India (from 2010 onwards), the 50 paise coin (half a rupee) is the lowest valued legal tender coin. Coins of 1, 2, 5, and 10 rupees and banknotes of 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 200, 500, and 2000 rupees are commonly in use for cash transaction.
An Oklahoma woman was arrested on Tuesday, Dec. 24 after her baby was allegedly abandoned at a Florida hotel and casino. Rubi Verduzco, 29, was taken into custody on two counts of felony child ...
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He also figures on every Mauritian Rupee coin and on the highest note tender of Rs2,000. Monuments to him also stand in the Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam Botanical Garden, on Caudan Waterfront in Port Louis, and even in the village of SSR's ancestor, near Patna, Bihar in India. [citation needed]