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Mauritian rupee
A history told through its predecessors and the currencies that followed.
8 ancestors1 descendantEstablished connections in this atlas
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Later contribution1100–1500
Astur-Leonese and Castilian solidus–dinero accountingQualified · Later contributionPredecessor1497–1603
Castilian maravedí / real de vellón accountingQualified · Intervening stages openPredecessor1826–1849
Spanish real / peso de a ochoQualifiedPredecessor1700–1794
Mughal rupee–dam accountingQualified · Intervening stages openLater contribution1818–1835
Madras pagoda–fanam accountingQualified · Later contributionPredecessor1835–1838
Calcutta sicca rupeeDocumentedLater contribution1877
Mauritius colonial dollar accountingDocumented · Later contributionPredecessor1877–1934
Indian rupeeDocumentedThis currencyMUR
Mauritian rupeeDates, conversion terms and evidence 8 connections
Calcutta sicca rupee Indian rupee
Read the evidence and qualifications ↗Indian rupee Mauritian rupee
Read the evidence and qualifications ↗Spanish real / peso de a ocho Mauritius colonial dollar accounting
Read the evidence and qualifications ↗Mauritius colonial dollar accounting Mauritian rupee
1877DocumentedLater contribution or absorption
Read the evidence and qualifications ↗Astur-Leonese and Castilian solidus–dinero accounting Castilian maravedí / real de vellón accounting
Evidence period: 1100–1500QualifiedLater contribution or absorptionA span of evidence, not an exact foundation date.
Read the evidence and qualifications ↗Mughal rupee–dam accounting Calcutta sicca rupee
Evidence period: 1700–1794QualifiedEarlier ancestry; intervening stages remain openA span of evidence, not an exact foundation date.
Read the evidence and qualifications ↗Madras pagoda–fanam accounting Indian rupee
Evidence period: 1818–1835QualifiedLater contribution or absorptionA span of evidence, not an exact foundation date.
Read the evidence and qualifications ↗Castilian maravedí / real de vellón accounting Spanish real / peso de a ocho
Evidence period: 1497–1603QualifiedEarlier ancestry; intervening stages remain openA span of evidence, not an exact foundation date.
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Mauritian rupeeSuccessor or branchSCR
Seychellois rupeeKeep going forwardExplore all 1 descendant +
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Mauritian rupeeSuccessor or branch1914–1947
Seychellois rupeeDocumented