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Mauritius 5 Rupees 1985

Item Code: MU-34

Front: Coat of arms depicting Dodo (Raphus cucullatus), Sambar deer (Rusa unicolor), lymphad, palm trees, sugar cane, key. Statues of Queen Victoria and Sir William Stevenson (1805 - 1863) in front of the Government House in Port Louis. Back: The Key of Mauritius. The old building of the Bank of Mauritius. Map outline of Moris (Île Maurice). 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: Brown. Artist: Unknown. Signatures: Indurduth Ramphul (Governor of the Bank, June 1982 to March 1996); Ranapartab Tacouri (Managing Director, June 1982 to April 1996). Printing method: Intaglio (Printmaking). Issuer: Bank of Mauritius (est. September 1967). Date of Issue: 18 December 1985 (1985-1991). Circulation: 1985-1998. Demonetised: 1 October 1999. Legal tender: No. Total issue: 11.542.632. Material: Cotton. Printer: Thomas De La Rue and Company, Limited (TDLR).

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Dimensions: 118 x 61 mm

Texts: Bank of Mauritius. Port Louis. This note is legal tender for the payment of the amount stated thereon. Five Rupees. Rs.5. Stella Clavisque Maris Indici.

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