Coins MAURITIUS - catalog of coins of different countries: modern coins and banknotes of all countries of the world, samples, gold and silver coins, photos and description.
Monetary unit: Mauritian rupee = 100 cents. In circulation coins: 1, 5, 10, 20 rupees. Banknotes in circulation: 25, 50, 100, 200, 500, 1, 000 rupees. Issuing Bank - Bank of Mauritius.
Coins in circulation:
1 rupee. Obverse: In the center is a portrait of Seewoosagur Ramgoolam, the first prime minister of the independent Republic of Mauritius (1968-1982). Around the edge of the Coin there is a circular inscription: DR. THE RIGHT HONOURABLE SIR SEEWOOSAGUR RAMGOOLAM KT. Reverse: In the center is the shield of the country's coat of arms, divided into four parts, in which there are: a ship - a symbol of the colonization of the islands by Europeans, palm trees - a symbol of the nature of the tropics, a key and a star - the motto of Mauritius: Stella Clavisque Maris Indici (Latin Star and key of the Indian Ocean). On both sides of the coat of arms - the year of issue: 20 - 08. Along the edge of the Coin there are semicircular inscriptions - at the top: MAURITIUS 2008, at the bottom: · ONE · RUPEE · 2008 Copper-nickel alloy. Diameter - 26,50 mm., Thickness - 1,80 mm. The weight - 7,45 g. Corrugated edge. This type of coin was issued in 1987, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2007 - 2010.
5 rupees. Obverse: In the center is a portrait of Seewoosagur Ramgoolam, the first prime minister of the independent Republic of Mauritius (1968-1982). Around the edge of the Coin there is a circular inscription: DR. THE RIGHT HONOURABLE SIR SEEWOOSAGUR RAMGOOLAM KT. Reverse: In the center - the image of two palms, between the crowns - the number "5", at the bottom of the Coin there is an inscription: RUPEES. At the top of the Coin there is a semicircular inscription: MAURITIUS 1991. 1991 Copper-nickel alloy. Diameter - 31,00 mm., Thickness - 2,36 mm. The weight - 12,60 g. The edge is corrugated, with a narrow strip of pattern in the center. This type of coin was produced in 1987, 1991, 1992, 2009, 2010.
10 rupees. Obverse: In the center is a portrait of Seewoosagur Ramgoolam, the first prime minister of the independent Republic of Mauritius (1968-1982). Around the edge of the Coin there is a circular inscription: DR. THE RIGHT HONOURABLE SIR SEEWOOSAGUR RAMGOOLAM KT. Reverse: In the center is a man chopping sugar cane; on the right there is a denomination in two lines: 10 RUPEES. At the top of the Coin there is a semicircular inscription: MAURITIUS 1997. 1997 Heptagonal coin. Copper-nickel alloy. Diameter - 27,50 mm., Thickness - 2,17 mm. The weight - 10,15 g. Corrugated edge. This type of coin was produced in 1997, 2010.
20 rupees. Obverse: In the center is a portrait of Seewoosagur Ramgoolam, the first prime minister of the independent Republic of Mauritius (1968-1982). Around the edge of the Coin there is a circular inscription: DR. THE RIGHT HONOURABLE SIR SEEWOOSAGUR RAMGOOLAM KT. Reverse: In the center - the image of the Bank of Maldives building. Against the background of the building there is a denomination in two lines: 20 RUPEES. Along the edge of the Coin there are semicircular inscriptions - in the upper part: MAURITIUS 2007, in the lower part: TWENTY RUPEES. 2007 Bimetal. Ring - nickel-brass alloy, insert - copper-nickel alloy. Diameter - 28,00 mm. The weight - 10,00 g. Corrugated edge. The only year of release.
COINS RARELY MEETING IN CIRCULATION: In circulation, there are rare Coins in denominations of 1, 5, 20 cents, 1/2 rupee, as well as Coins of commemorative, special and anniversary editions.
1 cent. Obverse: In the center is a portrait of Seewoosagur Ramgoolam, the first prime minister of the independent Republic of Mauritius (1968-1982). Around the edge of the Coin there is a circular inscription: DR. THE RIGHT HONOURABLE SIR SEEWOOSAGUR RAMGOOLAM KT. Reverse: In the center, in a bead circle, the number "1". Along the edge of the Coin there is a semicircular inscription - in the upper part: * MAURITIUS *, in the lower part: ONE · CENT · 1987. 1987, Copper clad steel. Diameter - 17,80 mm. The weight - 2,00 g. Smooth edge. The only year of release.
5 cents. Obverse: In the center is a portrait of Seewoosagur Ramgoolam, the first prime minister of the independent Republic of Mauritius (1968-1982). Around the edge of the Coin there is a circular inscription: DR. THE RIGHT HONOURABLE SIR SEEWOOSAGUR RAMGOOLAM KT. Reverse: In the center, in a bead circle, the number "5". Along the edge of the Coin there is a semicircular inscription - in the upper part: * MAURITIUS *, in the lower part: FIVE · CENT · 2012. 2012, Copper clad steel. Diameter - 20,00 mm., Thickness - 1,50 mm. The weight - 3,00 g. Smooth edge. This type of coin was issued in 1987, 1990, 1991, 1993 - 1996, 1999, 2003 - 2005, 2007, 2010 and 2012.
20 cents. Obverse: In the center is a portrait of Seewoosagur Ramgoolam, the first prime minister of the independent Republic of Mauritius (1968-1982). Around the edge of the Coin there is a circular inscription: DR. THE RIGHT HONOURABLE SIR SEEWOOSAGUR RAMGOOLAM KT. Reverse: In the center, in a bead circle, the number "20". Along the edge of the Coin there is a semicircular inscription - in the upper part: * MAURITIUS *, in the lower part: TWENTY · CENT · 1987. 1987, Nickel plated steel. Diameter - 19,00 mm., Thickness - 1,65 mm. The weight - 3,00 g. Corrugated edge. This type of coin was issued in 1987, 1990, 1991, 1993 - 1996, 1999, 2001, 2003 - 2005, 2007, 2010.
1/2 rupee. Obverse: In the center is a portrait of Seewoosagur Ramgoolam, the first prime minister of the independent Republic of Mauritius (1968-1982). Around the edge of the Coin there is a circular inscription: DR. THE RIGHT HONOURABLE SIR SEEWOOSAGUR RAMGOOLAM KT. Reverse: In the center - the image of a deer, in the lower part of the coin, separated by a horizontal line - the year of issue. At the top of the Coin, a semicircular inscription: MAURITIUS HALF RUPEE 2013, Nickel plated steel. Diameter - 23,00 mm. The weight - 6,00 g. Corrugated edge. This type of coin was issued in 1987, 1990, 1991, 1997, 1999, 2002 - 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010 and 2013.
