25 Rupees (1973) (Front: Portrait, bust and left hand of Queen Elizabeth II wearing the regalia of the Order of the Garter from a 1956 painting by Pietro Annigoni. Coat of arms depicting Dodo (Raphus cucullatus), Sambar deer (Rusa unicolor), lymphad, palm trees, sugar cane, key. Back: Ox cart pulled by a zebu carrying sugar cane with Curepipe Moka Range and its Piton de la Petite Rivière Noire, Trois Mamelles, Pieter Both, Le Pouce peaks in the background. Watermark: Dodo bird (Raphus cucullatus). Security features: Watermark. Consecutively running horizontal serial numbers on the obverse of the banknote. Vertical, solid, 0.5 mm wide security thread. Predominant colour: Green. Signatures: Goorpersad Bunwaree (Governor of the Bank, January 1973 to May 1982); Indurduth Ramphul (Managing Director, January 1973 to June 1982). Printing method: Intaglio (raised printmaking). Issuer: Bank of Mauritius (est. September 1967). Date of Issue: 1973. Circulation from: 1967. Demonetised: 30 April 1988. Legal tender: No. Total issue: N/a. Material: Cotton fibre paper. Printer: Thomas De La Rue and Company, Limited (TDLR)) (Serial # A/11 173734) (circulated) aXF
Dimensions: 152 x 91 mm
PHOTO REMARK: The banknote picture is for overall design reference only (unless its serial number exactly matches its description). Photos displaying the entire banknote should not be treated as WYSIWYG for signature and date varieties, for exact serial numbers etc. Smaller supplemental photos of signatures (where available) are WYSIWYG indeed. Our textual descriptions are your reliable guide to what you will receive. What you read is what you get (WYRIWYG).
Catalogue Number: P-32b (SCWPM: Albert Pick; Krause Publications); B403b (Banknote Book)
Grade/condition: About Extremely Fine (aXF) (circulated, used) GRADING INFO
Texts: Bank of Mauritius. Port Louis. This note is legal tender for the payment of the amount stated thereon. This is a Replacement Banknote. Twenty Five Rupees. Rs.25. Stella Clavisque Maris Indici.
Dimensions: 152 x 91 mm
PHOTO REMARK: The banknote picture is for overall design reference only (unless its serial number exactly matches its description). Photos displaying the entire banknote should not be treated as WYSIWYG for signature and date varieties, for exact serial numbers etc. Smaller supplemental photos of signatures (where available) are WYSIWYG indeed. Our textual descriptions are your reliable guide to what you will receive. What you read is what you get (WYRIWYG).
Catalogue Number: P-32b (SCWPM: Albert Pick; Krause Publications); B403b (Banknote Book)
Grade/condition: About Extremely Fine (aXF) (circulated, used) GRADING INFO
Texts: Bank of Mauritius. Port Louis. This note is legal tender for the payment of the amount stated thereon. This is a Replacement Banknote. Twenty Five Rupees. Rs.25. Stella Clavisque Maris Indici.
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