Mauritius new date (2013) 100-rupee note (B422g) confirmed
2016-11-09
Like B422f, but new date (2013). Prefix CY. Courtesy of Rex Hilligan.Read More…
Mauritius new sig/date (2015) 1,000-rupee note (B429b) confirmed
2016-06-23
Like B429a, but new signatures (Googoolye/Roi/Punchoo) and new date (2015). Prefix BJ.Courtesy of Owen Griffiths.Read More…
Mauritius announces plans to introduce new note family in late 2017
2016-06-23
According to a press release dated 17 June 2016, the Bank of Mauritius has begun planning a new family of banknotes to be issued in a phased manner beginning in the second half of 2017 with improved security features and entirely new designs. The portraits will be replaced with illustrativeRead More…
Mauritius new sig/date (2013) 200-rupee note (B427b) confirmed
2014-01-29
Like B427a, but new signatures (Googoolye/Bheenick/Belath) and new date (2013). Prefix BQ – CJ. Courtesy of Claudio Marana.Read More…
Mauritius new 500-rupee polymer note (B434a) confirmed
2013-09-29
B434 (P66): 500 rupees (US$15) Orange. Front: English, Hindi, and Tamil text; coat of arms; Sookdeo Bissoondoyal; bank building façade; standing Justice with sword and scales; blue-to-green OVI patch. Back: Blue-to-green OVI patch; University of Mauritius building and palm trees in Reduit. No security thread. Watermark (shadow image): None. Printer:Read More…
Mauritius new 25- and 50-rupee polymer notes (B430a and B431a) confirmed
2013-09-21
B430 (P64): 25 rupees (US$0.75) Violet and brown. Front: English, Hindi, and Tamil text; coat of arms; Milin Moilin Jean Ah-Chuen; bank building façade; standing Justice with sword and scales; dodo bird. Back: English, Hindi, and Tamil text; dodo bird; building façade, Rodrigues island map; man with trap. No securityRead More…
Mauritius to issue polymer banknotes
2013-05-26
An article on BusinessMega dated 26 May 2013 states that the Bank of Mauritius will soon issue polymer banknotes, according to the Facebook page of Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Xavier-Luc Duval. Polymer will be used for 25-, 50-, and 500-rupee notes “in the coming months” and will circulateRead More…
Mauritius new sig/date (2012) 100-rupee note (B422f) confirmed
2013-02-07
Like B422e, but new signatures (Googoolye/Bheenick/Belath) and new date (2012). Prefix CJ – CX. Courtesy of Owen Griffiths.Read More…
Mauritius new 200-, 500-, and 1,000-rupee notes (B427a, B428a, B429a) confirmed
2011-12-15
According to a press release dated 10 October 2011, on 14 October Bank of Mauritius issued revised 200-, 500-, and 1,000-rupee banknotes with new security features: Multi Image Hologram upgrade for 200- and 500-rupee banknotes This upgrade consists of a new feature which appears as a Multi Image design ofRead More…
Mauritius to introduce polymer notes
2008-12-10
According to an African Press Agency report dated 10 December 2008, the Bank of Mauritius plans to introduce polymer banknotes as a cost-cutting measure. The press release from the bank in Port Louis indicates that even though it costs US$0.50 to manufacture a polymer note versus US$0.05 for a paperRead More…