1 Rupee - Elizabeth II 1st portrait

Features

Issuer	Mauritius
Queen	Elizabeth II (1952-1992)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	1956-1978
Value	1 Rupee (1 MUR)
Currency	Rupee (1835-date)
Composition	Copper-nickel
Weight	11.7 g
Diameter	29.6 mm
Thickness	2.2 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 1831
References	KM# 35 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). , Schön# 37 Battenberg Gietl Verlag (publisher). Weltmünzkatalog. Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Bavaria, Germany (4 volumes).

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Obverse

Crowned portrait right

Script: Latin

Lettering:
QUEEN ELIZABETH THE SECOND
CT

Engraver: Cecil Thomas

Reverse

The coat of arms of Mauritius

Script: Latin

Lettering:
·⁕·MAURITIUS·⁕·
19 78
K G
·⁕·ONE·RUPEE·⁕·

Engraver: George Kruger Gray

Edge

Security edge (milled)

Mints

	Royal Mint (Tower Hill), London, United Kingdom (1810-1975)
	Royal Mint, Llantrisant, United Kingdom (1968-date)

Present in sets

1978 Mauritius Proof Set

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Date	Mintage	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC		Frequency
Undetermined
1956	1 000 000		$ 0.70	$ 1.70	$ 2.20	$ 2.30	$ 2.60	KM#35.1	18%
1956								KM#35.1 Proof	0.13%
1964	200 000			$ 1.50	$ 1.70			KM#35.1	5%
1971	600 000	$ 0.58	$ 0.62	$ 0.95	$ 1.50	$ 2.40	$ 3.10	KM#35.1	39%
1971	750							KM#35.1 Proof	0.6%
1971								KM#35.2 (error: without security edge)	0.6%
1975	4 525 000	$ 0.69	$ 0.69	$ 1.20	$ 1.50	$ 1.50	$ 2.20	KM#35.1	36%
1978	2 000 000	$ 0.12	$ 0.36	$ 1.10	$ 1.20	$ 1.30	$ 2.30	KM#35.1	45%
1978	9 268						$ 3.50	KM#35.1 Proof	1.8%

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