E-auction 622-609783 - fwo_1009053 - MAURITIUS 1/4 Roupie Georges VI 1950 Londres

MAURITIUS 1/4 Roupie Georges VI 1950 Londres XF

You must signin and be an approved bidder to bid, LOGIN TO BID. Accounts are subject to approval and the approval process takes place within 48 hours. Do not wait until the day a sale closes to register. Clicking on « bid » constitutes acceptance of the terms of use of cgb.fr private e-auctions. Bids must be placed in whole Euro amounts only. The sale will start closing at the time stated on the item description; any bids received at the site after the closing time will not be executed. Transmission times may vary and bids could be rejected if you wait until the last second. For further information ckeck the E-auctions F.A.Q.

NO BUYER'S FEE.

Estimate :	5 €
Price :	6 €
Maximum bid :	6 €
End of the sale :	17 March 2025 16:51:20
bidders :	4 bidders

Type : 1/4 Roupie Georges VI

Date: 1950

Mint name / Town : Londres

Quantity minted : 2000000

Metal : copper nickel

Diameter : 19 mm

Orientation dies : 12 h.

Weight : 2,89 g.

Edge : striée

Coments on the condition:

traces de nettoyage

Catalogue references :

KM20/27

Obverse

Obverse legend : KING GEORGE THE SIXTH // PM.

Obverse description : Portrait couronné à gauche du roi Georges VI.

Reverse

Reverse legend : * MAURITIUS * // K G / QUARTER·RUPEE·19501.

Reverse description : Couronne, rose des Tudor, fleur de lotus et fleur de lys.

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..
In 1814, the Treaty of Paris ceded Isle de France to England, which was renamed Mauritius. In 1968, this colony became a commonwealth. Mauritius officially became a republic on March 1, 1962.