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5 Rupees Aldabrachelys Gigantea
| Issuer | Seychelles |
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| Year | 2024 |
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| Currency | Rupee (1914-date) |
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| Obverse lettering | PRASLIN 5 RUPEES |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Aldabra Atoll, a remote coral formation in the outer Seychelles, hosts the world's largest population of giant tortoises — roughly 100,000 individuals, outnumbering the entire human population of the Seychelles archipelago. The atoll's relative inaccessibility is the primary reason the species survived at all; hunting pressure eliminated every other Indian Ocean giant tortoise population by the 19th century.
Seychelles has issued wildlife-themed circulating coinage intermittently since the 1970s, but the 2024 series marks a return to domestic minting priorities after years of outsourcing production.