Diagonal red SPECIMEN and DLR oval ovpts; horizontal red SPECIMEN NO # ovpt lower left; all-zero s/n 500 rupees

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Diagonal red SPECIMEN and DLR oval ovpts; horizontal red SPECIMEN NO # ovpt lower left; all-zero s/n 500 rupees

Details

Obverse: English, Hindi, and Tamil text; butterfly as registration device; blossoming sugar cane; Government House building with flag and statues of Queen Victoria and William Stevenson in Port Louis; coat of arms; Prime Minister Anerood Jugnauth

Reverse: English, Hindi, and Tamil text; Trois Mamelles (three teats) mountains; workers loading sugar cane onto tramway trucks on Medine Sugar Estate; Euploea euphon butterfly; map

Basic Information

GSID:

121701

Denomination:

500 rupees

Varieties and Classification

Variety:

Diagonal red SPECIMEN and DLR oval ovpts; horizontal red SPECIMEN NO # ovpt lower left; all-zero s/n

Physical Characteristics

Design Details

Note Color:

Brown

Note Dimension:

172 x 76 mm

Printer:

(De La Rue)

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