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  • 5 Cents 1917-1924, KM# 14, Mauritius, George V
  • 5 Cents 1917-1924, KM# 14, Mauritius, George V
Description

British Mauritius was a British crown colony. Formerly part of the French colonial empire, the crown colony of Mauritius was established after a British invasion in 1810 and the subsequent Treaty of Paris that followed. It later gained independence as a Commonwealth realm on 12 March 1968.

George V (1865–1936) was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India, from 6 May 1910 until his death in 1936. He was the only Emperor of India to be present at his own Delhi Durbar. His reign saw the rise of socialism, communism, fascism, Irish republicanism, and the Indian independence movement, all of which radically changed the political landscape. In 1917, George became the first monarch of the House of Windsor, which he renamed from the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha as a result of anti-German public sentiment.

Obverse

Crowned and draped bust of the King facing left, the King is wearing the Imperial Crown and the ermine Robe of State, the Collars of the Star of India and Indian Empire and the Badge of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath.

The Tudor Crown, also known as the King's Crown or Imperial Crown, is a widely used symbol in heraldry of the United Kingdom. While various crown symbols had been used for this purpose for many years previously, the specific Tudor Crown design was standardised at the request of Edward VII. It was never intended to represent any actual physical crown, although in shape it bears a close resemblance to the small diamond crown of Queen Victoria.

Engraver: Edgar Bertram Mackennal

· GEORGE V KING AND EMPEROR OF INDIA
B.M.

Reverse

Large value with lines oblique shading in the middle within beaded circle, country name above and value in letters with date below.

* MAURITIUS *
5
FIVE CENTS 1921

Edge

5 Cents

British colony
KM# 14 Schön# 14
Characteristics
Material Bronze
Weight 9.7 g
Diameter 28.4 mm
Thickness 2.25 mm
Shape round
Alignment Medal
Mint
Royal Mint

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