Coin
25 Rupees Central Bank (1993) — Seychelles
Seychelles • 1993 • KM# 72, Schön# 74
Overview
A silver 25 Rupees non-circulating commemorative coin minted by Seychelles in 1993 to celebrate the 15th Anniversary of the Central Bank Foundation. The obverse depicts the coat of arms of Seychelles, while the reverse depicts a green turtle within a circle. This coin is struck in .925 silver in a Proof finish with a limited mintage of 1,000 pieces.
Specifications
- Country
- Seychelles
- Year
- 1993
- Composition
- Silver (.925)
- Weight
- 28.44 g
- Diameter
- 38 mm
- Mint
- Pobjoy Mint, Surrey, United Kingdom
- Mintmark
- PM
- Shape
- Round
- Technique
- Milled
- References
- KM# 72, Schön# 74
- Issuer
- Seychelles
Design details
Obverse
Coats of Arms. Name of country at the top. Year at the bottom. Mintname to the left of motto Script: Latin Lettering: REPUBLIC OF SEYCHELLES PM 1993
Reverse
Big green turtle in the circle divides dates. Main legend at the top, value at the bottom Script: Latin Lettering: CENTRAL BANK OF SEYCHELLES 1978-1993 25 RUPEES
Collector insights
- Design heritage: David Whitefar is credited as the designer for the Non-circulating coins series. Designer attribution helps distinguish this issue from later restrikes or unofficial copies that reuse only the motif.
- Struck at: Pobjoy Mint, Surrey, United Kingdom (mintmark
PM). Confirm the mintmark on your example before comparing prices — same-year issues from different mints often trade at very different levels. - Low mintage: Only 1,000 pieces reported. This puts the issue into key-date territory for its series; expect steep grade-based price scaling and a higher counterfeit risk — provenance and third-party grading matter.
- Precious metal content: Silver (.925) — bullion value provides a price floor, and many circulated examples were melted during the 1979–1980 and post-2010 silver spikes, reducing the surviving population.
- Catalogue reference: Listed as
KM# 72, Schön# 74. Use this reference code when cross-checking auction archives, dealer inventories, and standard printed catalogues.
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