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World Paper Money Catalog and History

Mauritius banknotes
Mauritius paper money catalog and Mauritius currency history

• A brief monetary history:
  • Pound = 5 Dollars = 20 Shillings = 240 Pennce, till 1876
  • India currency, 1876 - 1934
  • Rupee = 100 Cents, from 1934

• For earlier issues see:
  • India, till 1934

• To purchase Mauritius banknotes, please check ATSnotes world banknotes price list.

Pick #	Date
		British Colony, till 1968
1F	1842	1 $
8-9	1848	5, 10 rupees
10-12A	1860-66	5, 10 shillings, 1, 5 pounds
13-15	1876-77	5, 10, 50 rupees
16-18	1907-30	5, 10, 50 rupees
19	1919-28	1 rupee
20-21	(1930)	5, 10 rupees
22-23	(1937)	5, 10 rupees
24-26	(1940)	25, 50 cents, 1 rupee
27-29A	(1954)	5, 10, 25, 1.000 rupees
30-33	(1967)	5, 10, 25, 50 rupees
		State, from 1968
34-41	(1986)	5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 200, 500, 1.000 rupees
42-48	1998	25, 50, 100, 200, 500, 1.000, 2.000 rupees
49-55	1999	25, 50, 100, 200, 500, 1.000, 2.000 rupees
56-60	2001-3	100, 200, 500, 1.000, rupees

		Collector Series
CS1	(1978)	5, 10, 25, 50 rupees; specimen (Franklin Mint)

Remarks: all images reduced 50%

• Banknotes are attributed to last Pick's catalogue:
  • Standard Catalog of World Paper Money, volume 2: General Issues 1368-1960
  • Standard Catalog of World Paper Money, volume 3: Modern Issues 1961-
  • Standard Catalog of World Paper Money, volume 1: Specialized Issues