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500 Rupees
| Issuer | Bank of Mauritius |
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| Year | 2007 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse description | Intaglio portrait of Sookdeo Bissoondoyal (1908–1977), Mauritian social reformer and nationalist leader, positioned to the left of centre against a multicoloured guilloche underprint in red and orange tones. The denomination "FIVE HUNDRED RUPEES" is inscribed in English, Tamil, Hindi, and Urdu across the centre, with "BANK OF MAURITIUS" along the top margin and the national coat of arms at lower left. An elliptical holographic security patch and a small vignette of Lady Justice appear to the right, alongside two signature lines above the date. |
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| Obverse lettering | BANK OF MAURITIUS FIVE HUNDRED RUPEES Rs 500 வைந்நூறு ரூபாய் पांच सो रुपये MR SOOKDEO BISSOONDOYAL 1908-1972 THIS NOTE IS LEGAL TENDER FOR |
| Reverse description | Central vignette of the University of Mauritius main building rendered in intaglio, set against an open landscape with palm trees and a cloudy sky, printed in brown and olive tones over a fine guilloche underprint. "BANK OF MAURITIUS" is inscribed along the upper margin with the "Rs 500" denomination repeated at upper right and in stylised script at lower centre. A decorative circular motif appears at lower left, and the overall colour scheme transitions from olive-green at left to deep red at right. |
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