Seychelles 1939 rupee

Goldberg sale 69, lot 5408

This specimen was lot 5408 in Goldberg sale 69 (Los Angeles, May, 2012), where it sold for $253. The catalog description ^[2] noted, "Seychelles. Rupee, 1939. George VI. NGC graded MS-64. The Judy Cahn Collection." This one year type is from the first series of coinage issued for the Seychelles in 1939, which also included a half rupee, ten and twenty-five cent pieces. It is the only silver rupee from the islands and is rather scarce.

Recorded mintage: 90,000.

Specification: 11.66 g, 0.500 fine silver.

Catalog reference: KM 4.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[2]Goldberg, Ira, Larry Goldberg, Stephen Harvey and Paul Rynearson, Goldberg sale 69: the Pre-Long Beach Auction, Ancient and World Coins, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2012.

Link to:

• 1939 half rupee
• 1948 cent
• 1948 2 cents
• 1948 5 cents
• Coins and currency dated 1939
• return to coins of Seychelles