Wednesday, 29 May 2013

Old Stamps And Coins Of The Republic Of Seychelles ( Indian Ocean )

1.     SEYCHELLES

2.     SEYCHELLES
1.  FIVE CENTS - 1996

2.  TEN CENTS - 2000

3.  TWENTY FIVE CENTS - 1997

4.  ONE RUPEE - 1982

5.  OBVERSE - FIVE RUPEE - 2000

5.  REVERSE - FIVE RUPEE - 2000


These small islands nation is located in the Indian Ocean  northeast of Madagascar and is about 1 600 km east of Kenya.   This island nation is made up of 155 tropical islands, some granite and some coral.  About 90% of the population live on Mahe while the rest of 9% on Praslin and La Digue.  Seychelles was first settled by the French way back in 1770 and was ceded to the British after Napolean was defeated under the Treaty Of Paris in 1814.  Seychelles achieved independence from the British in 1976.

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