What is your ugliest animal coin? Mine is a Dodo Bird!

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Permalink Reply by Aidan Work on August 19, 2009 at 9:34pm

Ann,
That Mauritian 10 Rupees is actually quite a nice coin you've got there.I have got it in my collection as well,along with some 5 Rupees coins from the Seychelles,which depict tortoises.

In 1989,the Bank of Mauritius put out a series of gold medal-coins depicting the portrait of the then Prime Minister of Mauritius,Sir Anerood Jugnauth (who is now the current President of Mauritius),which depicts the Dodo on the reverse.You can probably see them depicted up on the Bank of Mauritius' official website.

Aidan.

Permalink Reply by Lorenzo Caira on August 19, 2009 at 9:59pm

That's a lovely coin!!!

Permalink Reply by Ann Nolen on August 19, 2009 at 11:57pm

Ok, if you like Dodo Birds, I guess this is a fine coin. But when I was a child, if your classmates wanted to really taunt you, they called you a Dodo.... or "dead as a Dodo"... so maybe this is a cultural thing, but whenever I hear "Dodo Bird," I have to giggle about it. Besides, a bird that is so big and heavy that it can't fly seems like sad fate. I do have an odd sense of humor, and laugh at things other people might not. I am just glad to have this coin in my collection, and enjoy the humor of my memories.

Permalink Reply by Aidan Work on October 15, 2009 at 12:13am

Ann,
You may find one of these depicted up on http://www.zeno.ru ,which has a section on Mauritian coins.

Aidan.

Permalink Reply by Aidan Work on August 6, 2010 at 1:08am

Ann,
You may find an example of this Mauritian 10 Rupees depicted up on http://www.allnumis.com .

Aidan.