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Seychellois rupee (Seychelles usage only)


Name: Seychellois rupee
Defn: 100c=1rs=1r
Symbol: ₨
Code: SCR
Desc: actually Mauritian rupee before 1914
Units of money:
cent c 1
rupee r, rs 100

Users of this currency: British Indian Ocean Territory (89 stamps, 1968-1976), Seychelles (930 stamps, 1890-2017), Zil Elwannyen Sesel (180 stamps, 1980-1992) Show with all usages

Denominations used by Seychelles in this currency:
Denom Usages Selected stamps
1c 1   12/21/1976 rose&plum issue=America 200th b d=Washingtons inauguration
2c 15   1890 grn&rose issue=1890 d=Queen Victoria (1890 keyplate) var=die1 ... 12/21/1976 issue=America 200th b d=Jefferson & map of Louisiana Purchase
3c 21   1/1893 carrose&grn issue=1893 provisional d=Queen Victoria (1890 keyplate) var=die2 oc=blk on=1892-4c-var=die2 ... 12/21/1976 issue=America 200th b d=William H. Seward & map of Alaska
4c 5   1890 carrose&grn issue=1890 d=Queen Victoria (1890 keyplate) var=die1 ... 12/21/1976 yel&orgbrn issue=America 200th b d=Pony Express
5c 12   1920 brn issue=1917 d=King George V (keyplate Postage & Revenue) ... 2/29/1980 car&red issue=1980 due d=numeral (1951 Seychelles)
6c 13   1900 car issue=1890 d=Queen Victoria (1890 keyplate) ... 3/1/1951 yelbrn&red d=numeral (1951 Seychelles)
8c 2   1890 brnvio&ultra issue=1890 d=Queen Victoria (1890 keyplate) var=die1, 1892 brnvio&ultra issue=1890 d=Queen Victoria (1890 keyplate) var=die2
9c 9   1927 red issue=1921 d=King George V (keyplate Postage & Revenue) ... 2/1/1954 pckbl issue=Elizabeth II pictorials d=coco-de-mer palm
10c 14   1890 ultra&brn issue=1890 d=Queen Victoria (1890 keyplate) var=die1 ... 11/3/2003 dt=fishes (2003 Seychelles) d=Seychelles blenny
12c 12   1/1893 chnt&bl issue=1893 provisional d=Queen Victoria (1890 keyplate) var=die2 oc=blk on=16c-var=die2 ... 1/1/1938 vio issue=George VI pictorials d=giant tortoise & King George VI
13c 2   1890 gray&blk issue=1890 d=Queen Victoria (1890 keyplate) var=die1, 1892 gray&blk issue=1890 d=Queen Victoria (1890 keyplate) var=die2
15c 20   1/1893 chnt&bl issue=1893 provisional d=Queen Victoria (1890 keyplate) var=die2 oc=blk on=16c-var=die2 ... 2/29/1980 yelbrn&red issue=1980 due d=numeral (1951 Seychelles)
16c 2   1890 chnt&bl issue=1890 d=Queen Victoria (1890 keyplate) var=die1, 1892 chnt&bl issue=1890 d=Queen Victoria (1890 keyplate) var=die2
18c 12   8/1/1896 brn&car d=Queen Victoria (1890 keyplate) oc=blk on=1893-45c-brn&car ... 2/1/1954 roselake issue=Elizabeth II pictorials d=map (1954)
20c 34   1922 ultra issue=1921 d=King George V (keyplate Postage & Revenue) ... 11/18/1982 dt=Land Transport (1982)
0.25r 1   10/3/2005 issue=2005 dt=fishes (2005) d=African Pygmy Angelfish Centropyge acanthops var=2005
= 25c 14   1917 blk&red pc=yel issue=1917 d=King George V (keyplate Postage & Revenue) ... 1996 issue=Fauna and Flora 1996 d=Bronze Gecko
30c 13   6/1902 vio&red issue=1902 provisional d=Queen Victoria (1890 keyplate) oc=blk on=1897-1r ... 11/3/1969 issue=history of Seychelles d=Pierre de Possession placed 1756
35c 3   2/1/1954 mag issue=Elizabeth II pictorials d=map (1954) ... 2/21/1962 issue=1962 d=Anse Royale Bay
36c 2   8/1/1896 brn&car d=Queen Victoria (1890 keyplate) oc=blk on=1893-45c-brn&car, 1897 brn&car issue=1890 d=Queen Victoria (1890 keyplate)
40c 30   3/3/1952 ultra dt=1952 pictorials d=sailfish & King George VI ... 11/17/1983 issue=100th Anniversary of Visit to Seychelles by Marianne North, Botanic Artist d=Gallinula chloropus (1983)
45c 13   1/1893 och&grn issue=1893 provisional d=Queen Victoria (1890 keyplate) oc=blk on=48c ... 8/1/1966 issue=1962
48c 1   1890 och&grn issue=1890 d=Queen Victoria (1890 keyplate)
0.50r 2   12/2/1991 issue=Christmas 1991 dt=woodcuts (1991) d="The Holy Virgin, Joseph, The Holy Child", 6/28/2006 issue=30th Anniversary of Independence
= 50c 45   1917 vio&blk issue=1917 d=King George V (keyplate Postage & Revenue) ... 11/3/2003 dt=fishes (2003 Seychelles) d=Amphiprion fuscocaudatus
60c 2   11/3/1969 issue=history of Seychelles d=Corsairs, 6/28/1971 issue=Airport Completion d=Grumman Albatross
65c 8   11/3/1969 issue=history of Seychelles ... 7/26/1976 issue=Olympics 1976 d=field hockey (1976)
70c 3   2/1/1954 viobrn issue=Elizabeth II pictorials d=fishing pirogue (1954) ... 6/4/1963 issue=Freedom from Hunger d=sources of protein
75c 13   1900 yel&vio issue=1890 d=Queen Victoria (1890 keyplate) ... 2/29/1980 viobrn&red issue=1980 due d=numeral (1951 Seychelles)
80c 1   2/29/1980 dkbl&red issue=1980 due d=numeral (1951 Seychelles)
85c 6   9/9/1969 issue=Apollo XI d=tracking station ... 6/28/1971 issue=Airport Completion d=G Class Short Brothers Flying Boat Golden Hind
90c 2   1/1893 vio&car issue=1893 provisional d=Queen Victoria (1890 keyplate) oc=blk on=96c, 11/22/1976 ovpt=INDEPENDENCE//1976 oc=blk on=issue=history of Seychelles-95c
95c 9   11/3/1969 issue=history of Seychelles ... 2/8/1975 issue=Visit of Liner Queen Elizabeth II
96c 1   1890 vio&car issue=1890 d=Queen Victoria (1890 keyplate)
98c 1   12/21/1971 issue=1971 surcharges d=Jet & airport oc=blk on=11/3/1969-85c
1.00r 7   7/1/2004 issue=2004 overprint ... 10/1/2008 issue=WWF 2008 dt=birds of Aldabra d=Aldabra Drongo
= 1r 61   1897 vio&red issue=1890 d=Queen Victoria (1890 keyplate) ... 11/3/2003 dt=fishes (2003 Seychelles) d=Indian Butterflyfish
1.10r 2   12/7/1979 oc=blk on=3.50r, 1/9/1981 d=Phelsuma abbotti
1.25r 10   6/29/1976 issue=independence ... 12/9/1987 issue=40th Anniversary of the Wedding of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip
1.50r 52   1900 blk&rose issue=1890 d=Queen Victoria (1890 keyplate) ... 5/25/2009 issue=Seafaring and Exploration d=Ferdinand Magellan (2009)
1.75r 12   6/5/1982 issue=5th Anniversary of Liberation d=Mobile dental clinic ... 11/17/1983 issue=100th Anniversary of Visit to Seychelles by Marianne North, Botanic Artist d=Wormia flagellaria
2.00r 5   7/1/2004 issue=2004 overprint ... 4/30/2008 issue=Olympics 2008
= 2r 69   2/27/1979 dt=birds (1979 Seychelles) d=Hypsipetes crassirostris ... 12/1/2012 issue=Marine Life 2012 d=Rhinecanthus aculeatus var=2012
2.25r 26   1900 vio&grn issue=1890 d=Queen Victoria (1890 keyplate) ... 12/29/1983 issue=1983 surcharges dt=Royal Yachts d=Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer oc=blk on=5r-Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer
2.50r 1   12/14/1999 issue=Christmas 1999 d=Delphinus delphis (1999 Seychelles)
2.75r 8   4/22/1982 dt=Modern Maps ... 11/17/1983 issue=100th Anniversary of Visit to Seychelles by Marianne North, Botanic Artist d=Pancratium maritimum (1983)
3r 100   8/21/1978 issue=25th Anniversary of Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II ... 11/3/2003 dt=fishes (2003 Seychelles) d=Seychelles Squirrelfish
3.50r 43   2/21/1962 issue=1962 d=Settlers Homes ... 12/12/2011 issue=150th Anniversary of the Seychelles Post Office
3.75r 2   12/29/1983 issue=1983 surcharges d="Brittania" oc=blk on=10r-"Brittania"
4.00r 5   7/1/2004 issue=2004 overprint ... 8/1/2011 issue=Royal Wedding 2011
= 4r 6   7/29/1988 issue=Olympics 1988 ... 12/1/2012 issue=Marine Life 2012 d=Longfin Batfish Platax teira var=2012
5.00r 2   8/5/2002 issue=Queen Mother memorial d=Consort of King George VI, 8/18/2005 d=Pope John Paul II (2005)
= 5r 55   1917 grn&bl issue=1917 d=King George V (keyplate Postage & Revenue) ... 5/30/2017 issue=Centenary of Lions International
6.50r 2   5/25/2009 issue=Seafaring and Exploration d=Sir Francis Drake (2009), 7/5/2010 issue=Fishes 2010 d=queen coris Coris formosa var=2010
7r 16   4/22/1982 dt=Modern Maps ... 12/12/2011 issue=150th Anniversary of the Seychelles Post Office
7.50r 1   6/1/1981 issue=Royal Wedding 1981 dt=Royal Yachts d=Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer
8.00r 2   5/25/2009 issue=Seafaring and Exploration d=Henry Hudson, 6/20/2009 issue=Space Exploration d=Apollo 11 Launch Site 1969
= 8r 2   7/5/2010 issue=Fishes 2010 d=Three-spot Angelfish Apolemichthys trimaculatus var=2010, 12/1/2012 issue=Marine Life 2012 d=Three-spot Angelfish Apolemichthys trimaculatus var=2012
10.00r 1   10/14/2016 issue=Seychelles India Day 2016
= 10r 68   3/3/1952 grn dt=1952 pictorials d=sailfish & King George VI ... 12/11/2007 issue=25th Aniversary of Aldabra d=giant tortoise (2007)
13.00r 1   6/20/2009 issue=Space Exploration d=Space Transportation System 86 1997
15.00r 5   2/16/2004 issue=Indian Ocean Commission 20th ... 5/25/2009 issue=Seafaring and Exploration d=Abel Tasman (2009)
= 15r 6   11/3/1969 issue=history of Seychelles d=arms of Seychelles ... 9/1/1999 issue=Royal Wedding 1999
20.00r 2   10/1/2008 issue=WWF 2008 dt=birds of Aldabra d=Aldabra Drongo & Aldabra Red-headed Fody, 6/20/2009 issue=Space Exploration d=Soyuz TMA-13 rolls out to Launch Pad 2008
= 20r 3   11/10/1977 issue=1977 dt=marine life (1977 Seychelles) ... 2/3/2003 issue=WWF dt=frogs (2003) d=Seychelles tree frog (2003)
24.00r 1   6/20/2009 issue=Space Exploration d=Painting by Astronaut Capt. Alan Bean (2009)
25.00r 2   10/3/2005 issue=2005 dt=fishes (2005) d=emperor snapper Lutjanus sebae var=2005, 8/1/2011 issue=Royal Wedding 2011
= 25r 3   11/22/1976 ovpt=INDEPENDENCE//1976 oc=blk on=issue=history of Seychelles-1969-65c ... 3/1/1993 issue=1993 d=Terpsiphone corvina
27.00r 1   5/25/2009 issue=Seafaring and Exploration d=Sir John Franklin
50.00r 1   10/9/2014 issue=Joint Issue between France - Indian Ocean countries d=green turtle (2014)
= 50r 2   3/1/1993 issue=1993 d=Aldabrachelys gigantea (1993), 11/3/2003 dt=fishes (2003 Seychelles) d=whale shark Rhincodon typus (2003)
100r 1   7/5/2010 issue=Fishes 2010 d=Cephalopholis miniata (2010) var=2010

Used by 930 stamps of Seychelles: (See all uses as list)
1890 96c vio&car issue=1890 d=Queen Victoria (1890 keyplate) wmk=crown & CA perf=14
1890 2c grn&rose issue=1890 d=Queen Victoria (1890 keyplate) var=die1 wmk=crown & CA perf=14
1890 48c och&grn issue=1890 d=Queen Victoria (1890 keyplate) wmk=crown & CA perf=14
1890 4c carrose&grn issue=1890 d=Queen Victoria (1890 keyplate) var=die1 wmk=crown & CA perf=14
1890 16c chnt&bl issue=1890 d=Queen Victoria (1890 keyplate) var=die1 wmk=crown & CA perf=14
1890 8c brnvio&ultra issue=1890 d=Queen Victoria (1890 keyplate) var=die1 wmk=crown & CA perf=14
1890 10c ultra&brn issue=1890 d=Queen Victoria (1890 keyplate) var=die1 wmk=crown & CA perf=14
1890 13c gray&blk issue=1890 d=Queen Victoria (1890 keyplate) var=die1 wmk=crown & CA perf=14
1892 2c grn&rose issue=1890 d=Queen Victoria (1890 keyplate) var=die2 wmk=crown & CA
1892 16c chnt&bl issue=1890 d=Queen Victoria (1890 keyplate) var=die2 wmk=crown & CA perf=14
1892 13c gray&blk issue=1890 d=Queen Victoria (1890 keyplate) var=die2 wmk=crown & CA
1892 10c ultra&brn issue=1890 d=Queen Victoria (1890 keyplate) var=die2 wmk=crown & CA
1892 8c brnvio&ultra issue=1890 d=Queen Victoria (1890 keyplate) var=die2 wmk=crown & CA perf=14
1892 4c carrose&grn issue=1890 d=Queen Victoria (1890 keyplate) var=die2 wmk=crown & CA
1/1893 3c carrose&grn issue=1893 provisional d=Queen Victoria (1890 keyplate) var=die2 oc=blk on=1892-4c-var=die2 wmk=crown & CA
1/1893 12c chnt&bl issue=1893 provisional d=Queen Victoria (1890 keyplate) var=die2 oc=blk on=16c-var=die2 wmk=crown & CA perf=14
1/1893 15c chnt&bl issue=1893 provisional d=Queen Victoria (1890 keyplate) var=die2 oc=blk on=16c-var=die2 wmk=crown & CA perf=14
1/1893 45c och&grn issue=1893 provisional d=Queen Victoria (1890 keyplate) oc=blk on=48c wmk=crown & CA perf=14
1/1893 90c vio&car issue=1893 provisional d=Queen Victoria (1890 keyplate) oc=blk on=96c wmk=crown & CA perf=14
11/1893 12c sep&grn issue=1890 d=Queen Victoria (1890 keyplate) wmk=crown & CA perf=14
11/1893 45c brn&car issue=1890 d=Queen Victoria (1890 keyplate) wmk=crown & CA perf=14
11/1893 3c dlpur&org issue=1890 d=Queen Victoria (1890 keyplate) wmk=crown & CA perf=14
11/1893 15c olgrn&vio issue=1890 d=Queen Victoria (1890 keyplate) wmk=crown & CA perf=14
8/1/1896 18c brn&car d=Queen Victoria (1890 keyplate) oc=blk on=1893-45c-brn&car wmk=crown & CA perf=14
8/1/1896 36c brn&car d=Queen Victoria (1890 keyplate) oc=blk on=1893-45c-brn&car wmk=crown & CA perf=14
... skipping 880 ...
5/25/2009 27.00r issue=Seafaring and Exploration d=Sir John Franklin wmk=crown & CA spiral
5/25/2009 7r issue=Seafaring and Exploration d=400th Anniversary of the first recorded European Landing on the Seychelles - The 'Ascension' wmk=crown & CA spiral
6/20/2009 3.50r issue=Space Exploration d=X1 being loaded under Superfortress 1951 perf=13.5
6/20/2009 7r issue=Space Exploration d=Lunar Landing Research Vehicle, 1964 perf=13.5
6/20/2009 8.00r issue=Space Exploration d=Apollo 11 Launch Site 1969 perf=13.5
6/20/2009 13.00r issue=Space Exploration d=Space Transportation System 86 1997 perf=13.5
6/20/2009 20.00r issue=Space Exploration d=Soyuz TMA-13 rolls out to Launch Pad 2008 perf=13.5
6/20/2009 24.00r issue=Space Exploration d=Painting by Astronaut Capt. Alan Bean (2009) perf=13.5
7/5/2010 6.50r issue=Fishes 2010 d=queen coris Coris formosa var=2010 wmk=w406 perf=14
7/5/2010 7r issue=Fishes 2010 d=Parupeneus ciliatus var=2010 wmk=w406 perf=14
7/5/2010 8r issue=Fishes 2010 d=Three-spot Angelfish Apolemichthys trimaculatus var=2010 wmk=w406 perf=14
7/5/2010 100r issue=Fishes 2010 d=Cephalopholis miniata (2010) var=2010 wmk=w406 perf=14
8/1/2011 3.50r issue=Royal Wedding 2011 wmk=w406
8/1/2011 4.00r issue=Royal Wedding 2011 wmk=w406
8/1/2011 7r issue=Royal Wedding 2011 wmk=w406
8/1/2011 25.00r issue=Royal Wedding 2011 wmk=w406
11/11/2011 3.50r issue=100th Anniversary of State House d=State House (Seychelles)
12/12/2011 3.50r issue=150th Anniversary of the Seychelles Post Office wmk=w406
12/12/2011 7r issue=150th Anniversary of the Seychelles Post Office wmk=w406
12/1/2012 2r issue=Marine Life 2012 d=Rhinecanthus aculeatus var=2012 perf=14
12/1/2012 4r issue=Marine Life 2012 d=Longfin Batfish Platax teira var=2012 perf=14
12/1/2012 8r issue=Marine Life 2012 d=Three-spot Angelfish Apolemichthys trimaculatus var=2012 perf=14
10/9/2014 50.00r issue=Joint Issue between France - Indian Ocean countries d=green turtle (2014)
10/14/2016 10.00r issue=Seychelles India Day 2016
5/30/2017 5r issue=Centenary of Lions International perf=13

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