Seychelles Banknotes

On the 1968 10- and 50-rupee notes, a disgruntled engraver hid two words within the design: "SCUM" camouflaged next to a turtle and "SEX" among the palm leaves, near the portrait of Elizabeth II. PMG, the grading company, has confirmed the find and now catalogs it as a recognized variety.

From protectorate to local fauna

That 1968-1975 series combined the British queen with local fauna: the Seychelles black parrot, a giant tortoise, a tern. Following independence in 1976, the portrait was changed to that of the first president, James Mancham.

Texts in Creole

The 1989 series was the first to include text in Seychellois Creole alongside English, and in 2011, color-shifting security threads and fluorescent inks were added.

What you will find here

Seychellois rupees with Pick reference and actual condition.

Shipping

Protected and tracked from Spain.

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