Mauritius George V 1/2 Rupee

History

1/2 Rupee 1934, KM# 16, Mauritius, George V

Obverse. Photo © Numismatic Guaranty Company

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	Crown, jewelry Tudor Crown Person (king, queen, tsar etc.) George V 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 EMPEROR
Reverse	Animal (fish, bird, mammal etc.) Deer Depicts a standing stag (swamp deer) left dividing the country name and denomination in English letters over the line above the date. The barasingha, also called swamp deer, is a deer species distributed in the Indian subcontinent. Populations in northern and central India are fragmented, and two isolated populations occur in southwestern Nepal. It is extinct in Pakistan and Bangladesh. Engraver: George Edward Kruger Gray ·MAURITIUS· ·HALF·RUPEE· KG 1934
Edge	Security Reeded with security edge