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.