The first coins without a portrait of the monarch<\/p>\n
Although Mauritius did not become a republic until 1992,<\/p>\n
already on the coins of this 1987 rupee series<\/p>\n
for the first time, the first prime minister of the country was depicted instead of the monarch.<\/p>\n
His portrait is depicted on the reverses of the entire set of coins.<\/p>\n
Ramgulam led the country to independence from the United Kingdom in 1968.<\/p>\n
The obverse depicts the denomination, the barasingha deer,<\/p>\n
national coat of arms, palm trees, local man harvesting sugarcane,<\/p>\n
and the central bank building.<\/p>\n
– With bimetallic and seven-sided coin<\/p>\n
– A complete set from the paradise island of Mauritius<\/p>\n
– Father of Independence<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":77301,"template":"","meta":[],"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[4268,1065],"product_tag":[3084],"giftcard-category":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-19787","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-collectible","7":"product_cat-world-coin-sets","8":"product_tag--en","9":"pa_country-mauritius","10":"pa_quality-mark-uncirculated","12":"first","13":"outofstock","14":"featured","15":"taxable","16":"shipping-taxable","17":"purchasable","18":"product-type-simple"},"yoast_head":"\n