Live auction - 4540517 - 799 Pounds 17 Shillings 4 Pence Sterling MAURITIUS Port Louis 1865 Doc.lettre
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| Estimate : | 250 € |
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| End of the sale : | 24 May 2022 19:22:21 |
Face Value : 799 Pounds 17 Shillings 4 Pence Sterling
Date: 03 mars 1865
Period/Provinces/Banks Chèque
French City Port Louis
Catalogue reference : Doc.lettre
Alphabet - series : N°754
Signatures : 3 signatures manuscrites
Detailed grade description : Petits manques dans le papier au niveau de la valeur en chiffres
Commentary
Mauritius Commercial Bank. Lettre de change de la Mauritius Commercial Bank à l'ordre de M. A. Bonnefin Esquire. Papier filigrané, timbre sec.
Historical background
MAURITIUS
The islands of Mauritius and Reunion were recognized by the Portuguese Pedro Mascarenhas in 1507 and visited by Domingo Fernandez in 1511. Mauritius was occupied by the Dutch from 1638. The French seized it in 1715 and the island received the name of island of France. The Compagnie des Indes settled in Port Louis in 1720. In 1810, the island was occupied by the English and became an English colony after the treaties of Paris in 1814 and 1815. Slavery was abolished in 1835 which created a serious economic crisis and the importation of Chinese or Indian coolies. Around 1860, the island had 170,000 inhabitants. English had become the official language since 1827, but French remained the vehicular language.
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