Wildlife of the Seychelles

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The King of Seychelles Butterfly (Euploea mitra).

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The obverse of the 5 rupees coin, which is made of nickel-plated steel.

The coin is round with a 10-sided inner rim.

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Reverse of the 5 rupees coin.

The Seychelles pitcher plant (Nepenthes pervillei).


The latent image text changes from CBS to FIVE when tilted.

CBS = Central Bank of Seychelles.

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The Seychelles pitcher plant (Nepenthes pervillei).

Pitcher plants are carnivorous plants that have modified leaves.

These leaves form pitfall traps—a prey-trapping mechanism featuring a deep cavity filled with digestive liquid.

The plants attract and drown their prey with nectar.

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The obverse of the 10 rupee coin.



The coin is bimetallic and seven-sided.

It has nickel-plated steel centre within a brass-plated steel ring

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Reverse of the 10 rupees coin.

The design features a giant Aldabra tortoise (Aldabrachelys gigantea).


The latent image text changes from CBS to TEN when tilted.

CBS = Central Bank of Seychelles.

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A giant Aldabra tortoise (Aldabrachelys gigantea).

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The coins seen all together.


The 5 rupees coin has a diameter of 29 mm.

The 10 rupees coin has a diameter of 26.3 mm.

The 1 rupee coin has a diameter of 25.5 mm.

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The 10 rupees coins of 2016 quickly corroded in the humid climate of the Seychelles.

The Royal Mint (UK) therefore produced a new version of the coin. It was now minted with a stainless steel center within a brass ring.

Previously the coin had been minted with a nickel-plated steel centre within a brass-plated steel ring.

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See also:

1] Seychelles, 1981/2: development of 1, 5 and 10 cent designs.

2] Seychelles, 100 rupees, 1981: evolution of a collector coin.

3] Seychelles: coinage of the British colony.

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Might the 2016 series be the only coins with a text in Creole?

Peter

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That's a strong possibility.

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Reverse of the 1 cent coin.

The reverse of the 1 cent coin features a Gardiner's frog (Sooglossus gardineri).

The coins feature the names of their featured wildlife in three forms.

First you see the English name, followed by the name in Seychellois creole, and finally the scientific name.

Looks like French to me

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Might the 2016 series be the only coins with a text in Creole?

Peter

The commemorative series from 1986 (independence anniversary), 1987 (liberation (= coup d'état) anniversary) and 1988 (central bank anniversary) also have text in Creole along with English.