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10 Rupees Queen angelfish
| Issuer | Mauritius |
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| Year | 2013 |
| Type | Fantasy coin |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A highly detailed, naturalistic depiction of a Queen angelfish (Holacanthus ciliaris) in left-facing profile, shown in full figure with distinctive rounded body shape, elaborate fin structure, and scale patterning rendered in fine relief. The fish is positioned centrally within the coin's field, with stylized aquatic vegetation along the lower edge suggesting a marine habitat. The scientific name 'HOLACANTHUS CILIARIS' is inscribed as a legend along the upper periphery of the coin. The reverse border features a continuous beaded inner rim. |
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Mauritius introduced a bimetallic redesign of its circulation coinage in 2007, but the 10-rupee denomination retained copper-nickel through subsequent issues, resisting the trend toward bimetallic construction seen across much of the Commonwealth. The queen angelfish, Holacanthus ciliaris, was selected as part of a broader move to replace the colonial-era agricultural and portrait imagery that had dominated Mauritian coinage since independence in 1968.
The island has no native population of Holacanthus ciliaris — a species native to the western Atlantic — which has drawn quiet criticism from marine biologists since the series launched.