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…
Like B427a, but new signatures (Googoolye/Bheenick/Belath) and new date (2013). Prefix BQ – CJ. Courtesy of Claudio Marana.Read More…
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…
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…
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…
Like B422e, but new signatures (Googoolye/Bheenick/Belath) and new date (2012). Prefix CJ – CX. Courtesy of Owen Griffiths.Read More…
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…
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…
Like B425d, but new signatures (Googoolye/Bheenick/Khadaroo) and new date (2007). Prefix AQ – AZ. Intro: 06.12.2007.Courtesy of Steve Milner.Read More…
On 25 September 2007, Manou Bheenick, governor of the Bank of Mauritius, announced a design competition for a new family of banknotes to be issued in 2009 to celebrate the bank’s 40th anniversary. Under the theme of “Banknotes—Mirrors of our Motherland,” this eighth series of notes should relate to theRead More…