CURRENCY
“It took me a while to get used to Mauritian Rupees and I always converted back to the currency of my origins. Now I consider Mauritius as my home and the Rupee has become the everyday currency that I now calculate back to when I see something is priced in sterling, dollar or rand".
"Here you will find a little background on the Mauritian Rupee, Banking, and exchanging funds to and from the island"
Karen
HISTORY OF MAURITIAN RUPEE
The rupee was established as a currency in Mauritius in 1876. The government of Mauritius chose the rupee mainly because the country had an influx of Indian rupees very large as a cause of immigration from India to Mauritius and, as a result, the Rupiah indicates circulated for some time in the country.
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The rupee of Mauritius began its circulation in 1877 and replaced the Indian rupee, the pound sterling and the Mauritian dollar. This replacement was made at an exchange rate of 1 rupee of Mauritius = half a dollar of Mauritius and 1: 1 with the Indian rupee. The pound sterling had a value of 10.25 rupees at that time.
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The Mauritian rupee also circulated in the Seychelles until 1914 when it was replaced at the same time by the Rupee of Seychelles.
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