E-auction 605-578249 - MAURITIUS 1 Roupie roi Elisabeth II 1956

MAURITIUS 1 Roupie roi Elisabeth II 1956 XF

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Type : 1 Roupie roi Elisabeth II

Date: 1956

Quantity minted : 1000000

Metal : copper nickel

Diameter : 30 mm

Orientation dies : 12 h.

Weight : 11,59 g.

Edge : tranche de sécurité

Catalogue references :

KM20/35.1

Obverse

Obverse legend : QUEEN ELIZABETH THE SECOND // CT.

Obverse description : Buste couronné à droite de la reine Élisabeth II.

Reverse

Reverse legend : ·⁕·MAURITIUS·⁕· // 19 56 // K G // ·⁕·ONE·RUPEE·⁕·.

Reverse description : Écu de l’Île Maurice.

Commentary

En 1814, le traité de Paris cède à l’Angleterre l’Isle de France qui est rebaptisée île Maurice. En 1968, cette colonie devient un commonwealth. Maurice devient officiellement une république le 1er mars 1962..