Blue-green engraving turns the Seychelles 10 Rupees into a compact island ecology, where fish, palm, turtle and seabirds move through the language of the rupee.

Design & Symbolism

Obverse

The obverse combines the coat of arms of Seychelles with a map, black-spotted triggerfish, coco-de-mer palm and a turtle used as a registration device. The design places the rupee within a distinctly Seychellois natural setting, where marine life and endemic plant imagery become part of the note’s national vocabulary rather than simple decoration.

Reverse

The reverse gathers cowrie shells, coco-de-mer, two fairy tern birds and a hawksbill turtle across a pale island-toned field. This side extends the ecological reading of the note, linking sea, shore and native fauna into a calm visual portrait of Seychelles as an archipelago shaped by ocean life and rare natural forms.

Collector’s Insight

For collectors, this 10 Rupees note belongs to the Seychelles 1998-2008 no-date issue, part of a redesigned single-size family with windowed security threads, turtle watermarks and registration devices. The P-36a variety is associated with the Norman Weber signature and AA-AD prefix range, while the later dated version is catalogued separately. Printer attribution differs between the provided sources, so this should be verified before final import.

Shipping & Guarantee

Each banknote is carefully handled and securely packed to ensure safe delivery. Authenticity is guaranteed.

Serial number and prefix may vary from the reference image.