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50 Rupees

Issuer Central Bank of Seychelles
Year 1983
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Size 152 x 78 mm
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Obverse lettering CENTRAL BANK OF SEYCHELLES
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Protection type Watermark
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The 1983 series marked the Central Bank of Seychelles' consolidation of note production under a single contractor, with the American Bank Note Company handling the full run. ABNC's characteristic deep intaglio register was well-suited to the archipelago's issues, which needed to hold up in a humid tropical climate — a practical consideration that influenced paper specification decisions for several island-nation clients during this period.

Pick 30 is the 50 Rupee denomination from that series. Watermark security only, no security thread — by 1983 a fairly minimal specification, though not unusual for a small-circulation currency of this scale.

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