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500 Rupees
| Issuer | Central Bank of Seychelles |
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| Year | 2005 |
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| Composition | Cotton paper |
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| Reverse description | The Central Bank of Seychelles building occupies the left portion of the note, with cowry shells forming a decorative vignette at upper left; a fisherman with his catch appears at centre, and an owl is positioned at right. The overall composition reflects the island nation's natural heritage and institutional identity. |
| Reverse lettering | CENTRAL BANK OF SEYCHELLES LABANK SENTRAL SESEL FIVE HUNDRED RUPEES |
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The 2005 series marked a significant redesign for Seychelles banknotes, with Thomas De La Rue producing a substantially updated security specification compared to the preceding 1998 issues. The holographic foil strip on this denomination was a notable upgrade for a small island nation's currency — Seychelles had been an early adopter of De La Rue security technology, a relationship stretching back to the pre-independence Seychelles Rupee issues of the early 1970s.
P#41 is the highest denomination in the 2005 series, making it the most security-intensive note the Central Bank commissioned in that print run.