Wildlife of the Seychelles

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10 rupees, 1977. "SEA RESOURCE MANAGEMENT".

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Taking a look back now, if we compare the turtle design of 1976/7 to the original one of 1974, we can see there are significant differences. The most obvious ones are that the turtle is more central in the later design, and the ribbon of water is also shorter and arranged differently.

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Very cool presentation.  I really like the way you added actual photographs along side the coins! Keep it coming!

Fabulous coins!

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Here you see the Seychelles 1 cent of 1977. 

The word INDEPENDENCE has been removed.
 
 

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Here you see the Seychelles 25 cents of 1977, without "INDEPENDENCE".

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Here you see the Seychelles 50 cents of 1977, without "INDEPENDENCE".

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Here you see the Seychelles 1 rupee of 1977, without "INDEPENDENCE".

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Some of the animals depicted on the coins shown so far also appear on the coat of arms of the Seychelles.

From Wikipedia:

The coat of arms of the Republic of Seychelles shows a shield, in which a giant tortoise is located on a green island. On the ground there is a coco-de-mer palm tree. Behind it there is a blue sea with two islands and a sail ship to be seen. The shield is crowned by a silver helmet, on which a tropic bird is located above blue and white waves. The shield is supported by two white sailfish. Beneath the shield the motto of Seychelles is stated: "Finis Coronat Opus" (Latin for "The End Crowns the Work").

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Cassava plant.





Seychelles, 5 cents, 1981.  Cassava plant.  World Food Day.



In 1981 the first circulation coins since 1977 were issued. Both carried a World Food Day theme. The 5 cents coin appeared in an entirely new format, now round and brass instead of scalloped and aluminium. It depicted a cassava plant, a design created by Robert Elderton of the Royal Mint.

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Yellow fin tuna.





Seychelles, 10 cents, 1981.



The reverse of the 1981 ten cents coins featured a yellow fin tuna, a species that reaches weights of over 400 pounds / 180 kg. This round coin replaced the 12-sided coin of 1977 and was also part of the World Food Day theme.  The design was once more the work of Robert Elderton.

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Seychelles, 1 cent, 1982.





The two new coins of 1981 were an indication of the changes to follow in 1982, when a new round brass 1 cent coin was released. The reverse of the coin featured another design by Robert Elderton, a Chinese mitten crab (Eriocheir sinensis). This crab has furry claws that look like mittens.

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The 5 and 10 cents designs of the previous year made a reappearance, but this time without the World Food Day slogan.

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The 5 rupees coin was now round, with a 10-sided inner rim, instead of 7-sided as in 1977.

It sported a new coco-de-mer tree design by Royal Mint engraver Fred Mogford.

 

 

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Compare the old and new 5 rupees coins.

 

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The 25 cents design was amended slightly for 1982. The 1977 design had simply removed the upper legend ("INDEPENDENCE 1976").

However, it did not reposition the parrot. Robert Elderton of the Royal Mint moved the design higher up on the coin.

The Royal Mint added beads to the coin in response to a request by the Seychelles.