fwo_383516 - MAURITIUS 1 Roupie Georges V 1934
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Item sold on our e-shop (2016)
Price : 25.00 €
Item sold on our e-shop (2016)
Price : 25.00 €
Type : 1 Roupie Georges V
Date: 1934
Quantity minted : 1500000
Metal : silver
Millesimal fineness : 916 ‰
Diameter : 30 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Edge : tranche de sécurité
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : GEORGE KING - EMPEROR.
Obverse description : buste couronné à gauche de Georges V.
Reverse
Reverse legend : MAURITIUS // 19-34 // 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..
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.
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.