Mauritius 1951 rupee

from Stephen Album sale 32, lot 1504

This specimen was lot 1504 in Stephen Album sale 32 (Santa Rosa, CA, September 2018), where it sold for $258.50. The catalog description^[1] noted, "MAURITIUS: George VI, 1937-1952, AR rupee, 1951, finest known grade (population 3), NGC graded MS66. Another example, also graded MS66 by NGC, sold at our Auction 21, Lot 1711, for $400." This type was struck 1950-51 and is common tho the proofs are rare. Smaller denominations had been minted as far back as the 1870's. The island remained under British rule until 1968.

Recorded mintage: 1,000,000 plus proofs.

Specification: 11.7 g, copper-nickel, 29.8 mm diameter, security edge.

Catalog reference: KM-29.1.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 32, featuring the Don Erickson Collection of German Coins, Part II and the Hazerfans Collection of Ottoman Empire Coins, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2018.

Link to:

• Mauritius 1938 rupee
• Mauritius 1949 cent
• 1951 quarter rupee
• 1951 half rupee
• 1954 10 cents
• Coins and currency dated 1951
• return to coins of Mauritius