Seychelles 1939 1/2 rupee
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This specimen was lot 78425 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, November 2025), where it sold for $85. The catalog description[1] noted, "SEYCHELLES. 1/2 Rupee, 1939. George VI. NGC AU-58." This one year type is from the first series of coinage issued for the Seychelles in 1939, which also included a rupee, ten and twenty-five cent pieces. It is the only silver rupee from the islands and is somewhat scarce.
Recorded mintage: 36,000 plus proofs.
Specification: 5.83 g, 0.500 fine silver.
Catalog reference: KM-3.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, November 2025 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2025.
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