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200 Rupees - Elizabeth II Independence
| Issuer | Mauritius |
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| Year | 1971 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse lettering | QUEEN ELIZABETH THE SECOND 1971 |
| Reverse description | A romantic pastoral scene depicting two figures — a reclining young man and a seated young woman — set amid lush tropical vegetation including palm trees, broad-leafed plants, ferns, and flowering branches, evoking the idyllic natural landscape of Mauritius and referencing the story of Paul and Virginie. The upper legend MAURITIUS INDEPENDENCE arcs around the periphery, while the denomination · 200 RUPEES · appears along the lower rim, flanked by raised dots. A toothed border frames the design. |
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Struck to mark the island's independence from Britain in 1968, this issue was actually produced three years after the fact — Mauritius had no domestic minting capability, and commemorative gold required both design approval and a foreign mint contract that took time to arrange. The 1971 date reflects production, not the event. Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam, who had negotiated independence as Prime Minister, was still in office when these were struck, lending the issue at least some political continuity with the moment it commemorates.
Mintage was low and the pieces were never intended for circulation — the denomination was nominal against gold's actual value even then.