Mauritus 1986 P38 100 Rupees

 Mauritus 1986 P38 100 Rupees

Pick:  P38
Date:  ND (1986)
Colour:  Red on multicolor underprint
Monetary Authority:  Bank of Mauritius
Series: 1985-1991 Issue
Printer: Bradbury Wilkinson & Co., New Malden, England (no imprint on back)
Signatures: Indurduth Ramphul, Ranapartab Tacouri

Front: Arms at lower center, building with flag at right. The value of 100 Rupees written in English, Tamil and Hindi.

Back: Landscape.


Watermark: Dodo bird.   The dodo was a flightless bird endemic to Mauritus.  It stood a meter tall and weighed 20 kilograms.  The dodo lost the power of flight because food was abundant and predators were absent on Mauritius. The dodo was first mentioned by Dutch sailors in 1598. By 1681, all dodos had been killed by hungry sailors or their domesticated animals. The extinction of the bird, within 80 years of its discovery, made people realise for the first time that humans could induce the extinction of plants and animals

Catalog Value:
a.  $25 - UNC, $7 - VF

Mauritus 1986 P37 50 Rupees

Pick: P37
Date: ND (1986)
Colour: Dark blue on multicolor underprint

 Mauritus 1986 P37a 50 Rupees

Front: Arms at lower center, building with flag at right. The value of 50 Rupees written in English, Tamil and Hindi.


Back: Two deer, butterfly and Mauritius Kestrel.  The Mauritius Kestrel is a bird of prey endemic to the forests of Mauritius, where it is restricted to the southwestern plateau's forests, cliffs, and ravines.

Watermark: Dodo bird.   The dodo was a flightless bird endemic to Mauritus.  It stood a meter tall and weighed 20 kilograms.  The dodo lost the power of flight because food was abundant and predators were absent on Mauritius. The dodo was first mentioned by Dutch sailors in 1598. By 1681, all dodos had been killed by hungry sailors or their domesticated animals. The extinction of the bird, within 80 years of its discovery, made people realise for the first time that humans could induce the extinction of plants and animals

Printer: Bradbury Wilkinson and Company


Varieties

P37a variety. Bradbury Wilkinson, imprint on back.

a. Printer's imprint on back.
b. Without printer's imprint on back.

Catalog Value:
a.

Mauritius 1985 P39 200 Rupees

Mauritus 1985 P39a 200 Rupees

Pick:  P39
Date:  ND (1985)
Colour:  Blue on multicolor underprint
Monetary Authority:  Bank of Mauritius
Series:  1985-1991 Issue
Printer:  Thomas de la Rue, London, England
Signatures:  Indurduth Ramphul, Ranapartab Tacouri

Front: Sir Seewoodsagur Ramgoolam (18 September 1900 - 15 December 1985) at left.  Known as the "Father of the Nation" he led Mauritius to independence from the United Kingdom in 1968.   He served as Chief Minister from 1961 to 1968, prime minister from 1968 until 1982 and lastly as Governor General from 1983 to 1985. The value of 200 Rupees written in English, Tamil and Hindi.

Back: Mao of Mauritius The Chateau du Reduit the official residence of the President of Mauritius.  It was built in 1749 when the island was a French colony.  Du Reduit became the official residence of the Governors. Despite many modifications made during the period 1746-1778 the chateau was in ruins in 1778 due to the action of white ants and had to be reconstructed.  After 1810, under British rule, it underwent many modifications and extensive repairs following damage caused by Cyclones in 1868 and 1892.

Varieties
P39a. Orange UV Printing, Series A/1 - A/5
P39b. Green UV Printing, Series A/6 and higher

Right Orange UV Printing.  Left Green UV Printing.

Catalog Value:
P39a.  $50 - UNC, $18 - VF
P39b.  $40 - UNC, $15 - VF

Mauritius 1967 P31 10 Rupees

Pick: P31
Date: ND (1967)
Colour: Red on multicolor underprint.

Mauritus 1967 P31b 10 Rupees

Front: Queen Elizabeth II in the robes of the Sovereign of the Order of the Garterat right.  Coat of arms of Mauritius lower left.  The value of 10 Rupees written in English, Tamil and Hindi.


Back: Government building.

Watermark: Dodo bird.   The dodo was a flightless bird endemic to Mauritus.  It stood a meter tall and weighed 20 kilograms.  The dodo lost the power of flight because food was abundant and predators were absent on Mauritius. The dodo was first mentioned by Dutch sailors in 1598. By 1681, all dodos had been killed by hungry sailors or their domesticated animals. The extinction of the bird, within 80 years of its discovery, made people realise for the first time that humans could induce the extinction of plants and animals

Printer: Thomas De La Rue and Company


Varieties
a. Signature 1
b. Signature 2
c. Signature 4

Catalog Value:
a.

Mauritius 1967 P30 5 Rupees

Pick: P30
Date: ND (1967)
Colour: Blue on multicolor underprint.

 

Mauritius 1967 P30c 5 Rupees

Front: Queen Elizabeth II at right.  Coat of arms of Mauritius.  The value of 5 Rupees written in English, Tamil and Hindi.

Back: Two men in a Mauritian pirogue sail boat.  They are copy of lifeboat of French vessel in the 18th Century. They are also very famous for Mauritian Regata that took place ever year in the four side of the island.

Watermark: Dodo bird.   The dodo was a flightless bird endemic to Mauritius.  It stood a meter tall and weighed 20 kilograms.  The dodo lost the power of flight because food was abundant and predators were absent on Mauritius. The dodo was first mentioned by Dutch sailors in 1598. By 1681, all dodos had been killed by hungry sailors or their domesticated animals. The extinction of the bird, within 80 years of its discovery, made people realise for the first time that humans could induce the extinction of plants and animals

Printer: Thomas De La Rue and Company

Varieties

a. Signature 1
b. Signature 3
c. Signature 4
s. As a. Specimen.

Catalog Value:
a.

Mauritius P42 25 Rupees

Pick: P42
Date: 1998
Colour: Black, violet and brown on multicolor underprint




Mauritius P42-48 have been withdrawn and replaced with P49-55.

Traditionally, the order of the languages are English, Tamil, and Hindi. On October 18, 1998, the Central Bank of Mauritius released a new series of banknotes with Hindi before Tamil. The reason for the change in the order was because the Tamil text would have encroached on the portrait of Sir Moilin Jean Ah-Chuen on the 25-rupee note if it remained in its original position on the note.

Thousands of Tamils protested with the Tamil community claimed precedence on the banknotes based on traditional practices and claims to having arrived on the island prior to the members of the Hindi community.
On November 18, one month after the release of the new banknotes, the government of Prime Minister Navinchandra Ramgoolam asked the central bank to withdraw the notes from circulation. The Bank of Mauritius complied, representing a victory for the Tamils. The reprinting of the banknotes cost more than 2 million USD. Central bank governor Daneshwar Maraye and director-general Bud Gujudhur both resigned.

Front: Sir M. J. Ah-chuen at left, arms at lower left, building façades at center, standing Justice with scales at lower right in underprint. Ascending size serial number. Value of 25 Rupees written in the English, Hindi and Tamil.

Back: Building façade at center, worker at right.

Watermark: Dodo bird's head.

UV: value 25 in box fluoresces yellow, left design faint yellow.

Printer: Unknown

Size:

Varieties
a. Issued note

Catalog Value:
a. UNC -