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10 Rupees - Elizabeth II 2nd portrait
| Issuer | Seychelles |
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| Year | 1974 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | 10 RUPEES |
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The 1974 Seychelles rupee coinage predates independence by a single year — the islands became a republic in June 1976, ending over 200 years of colonial administration, first French then British. This issue therefore belongs to a narrow transitional window, struck under Crown authority while independence negotiations were already underway. The 10 Rupees was the highest denomination in the circulating series that year.