1/2 Rupee - Elizabeth II - 1'st Portrait (1965 - 1978)
Features
Denomination | 1/2 Rupee |
Catalog Number | KM# 37 |
Weight (g) | 5.85 |
Diameter (mm) | 23.65 |
Thickness (mm) | 1.8 |
Shape: | Round |
Composition: | Copper-Nickel |
Not Magnetic | |
Orientation | Medal orientation ↑↑ |
Demonetized |
Obverse
Engraved by Cecil Walter Thomas
Lettering:
QUEEN ELIZABETH THE SECOND
QUEEN ELIZABETH THE SECOND
Reverse
Engraved by George Edward Kruger Gray
Lettering:
· MAURITIUS ·
· HALF · RUPEE ·
1975
· MAURITIUS ·
· HALF · RUPEE ·
1975
Year | Mintage | Comment | Rarity |
---|---|---|---|
1965 | 200,000 | Common | |
1971 | 400,750 | Common | |
1975 | 4,160,000 | Common | |
1978 | Common |