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5 Rupees
| Issuer | Government of Seychelles |
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| Year | 1954-1960 |
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| Value | 5 Rupees |
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| Obverse description | A right-facing portrait of Queen Elizabeth II is set within an oval guilloche vignette at right, rendered in dark green intaglio. The centre carries the denomination FIVE RUPEES in bold letterpress above the issuing authority inscription, framed by an ornate lace-pattern guilloche border with large numeral 5 corner pieces printed in pink underprint. A date line and Governor's signature appear at lower centre. |
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| Reverse lettering | GOVERNMENT OF SEYCHELLES FIVE RUPEES |
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The Government of Seychelles — rather than a central bank — remained the direct issuing authority for currency well into the late colonial period, a common arrangement across small British territories where establishing a formal banking institution was considered unnecessary overhead. This note circulated under two separate signatories across a six-year span, with Addis signing in 1954 and Thorp in 1960, the latter date falling just as broader questions about the islands' political future were beginning to surface.
Thomas De La Rue's involvement is unremarkable for the region — they held most British colonial contracts of this type — but the watermark security on such a low-denomination note reflects standard Colonial Office specifications rather than any particular local requirement.