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Mauritius- 2 Cents Coin
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Mauritius was a British Crown Colony off the Southeast coast of Africa.
Formerly part of the French colonial empire, British rule in Mauritius was established de facto with the Invasion of Isle de France in November 1810, and de jure by the subsequent Treaty of Paris.
British rule ended on 12 March 1968, when Mauritius became independent.
Obverse
Queen Victoria facing left
Lettering: VICTORIA QUEEN
Engraver: Leonard Charles Wyon
Reverse
2 in beaded circle
Lettering:
· MAURITIUS ·
TWO CENTS 1883
Mauritius- 2 Cents Coin
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Mauritius was a British Crown Colony off the Southeast coast of Africa.
Formerly part of the French colonial empire, British rule in Mauritius was established de facto with the Invasion of Isle de France in November 1810, and de jure by the subsequent Treaty of Paris.
British rule ended on 12 March 1968, when Mauritius became independent.
Obverse
Queen Victoria facing left
Lettering: VICTORIA QUEEN
Engraver: Leonard Charles Wyon
Reverse
2 in beaded circle
Lettering:
· MAURITIUS ·
TWO CENTS 1883