Note and Coin News

The Bank of Mauritius has issued a new Rs 100 banknote – the penultimate denomination in the series to switch to polymer. The new note is similar in appearance to the paper note it replaces but has an egg-shaped transparent window and features an image of a dodo with a Swing™ feature (a combination of iridescent inks – blue and gold – which are inverted when viewed in transmission).

The note also incorporates Securicoat, a feature comprising a matt varnish overprinted with the denomination numeral in gloss varnish, the contrast – and hence the numeral – becoming visible in indirect light. The note was printed by Oberthur Fiduciaire on CCL Secure’s GUARDIAN™.

The new Rs100 polymer banknotes will be used alongside the existing paper banknotes, both of which will remain legal tender.

The Bank has been gradually introducing polymer to all its banknotes, starting with the Rs 25, 50 and 500 denominations in 2013, followed by the Rs 2,000 in 2018 and, at the end of last year, the Rs 1,000.