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10 Rupees
| Issuer | Government of Seychelles |
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| Year | 1942 |
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| Value | 10 Rupees |
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| Obverse description | At left, a profile portrait vignette of King George VI is set within an elaborate guilloche rosette printed in red. Denomination and issuer legends in red letterpress occupy the right portion, with serial numbers at upper right and lower left, all over a green guilloche underprint framed by a decorative lace-pattern border. The Governor's manuscript signature appears below center alongside the printed date and the title GOVERNOR. |
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| Obverse lettering | TEN RUPEES ISSUED BY THE GOVERNMENT OF SEYCHELLES THESE NOTES ARE LEGAL TENDER FOR THE PAYMENT OF ANY AMOUNT GOVERNOR |
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Wartime austerity printing. The Government of Seychelles — rather than a central bank — remained the direct issuing authority throughout this period, a colonial administrative arrangement that persisted well into the postwar decades. De La Rue's London presses produced these notes even as the city was absorbing Luftwaffe bombing campaigns; production continuity for colonial currency was treated as an operational priority by the British authorities.
B. Morgans served as Governor during a period when the islands functioned as a minor Indian Ocean staging point. Pick 9 is among the scarcer wartime Seychelles issues — low print runs and tropical storage conditions have taken their toll on surviving stock.