Seychelles 1-RUPEE (KM50.2)¶
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Reverse TRITON CONCH
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Obverse Coat of Arms
- Composition
- Copper-Nickel
- Country
- Seychelles
- Approx. Size
- 25.5mm
- Area
- Africa
- Animal Class
- Mollusks
- Species
- Triton Conch
- KM#
- 50
Conch is pronounced "Konk" which I certainly didn't know until this particular conch moved into the zoo. The conch is a gastropod, which is the most successful class of mollusk with over 60,000 species known -- over ten times more than mammals. Gastropod means stomach & foot. Throw a few tentacles and a shell on, and you have a conch. Triton Conchs are protected in the Seychelles.
Seychelles¶
- Area
- Africa
The Republic of Seychelles (pronounced 'say-SHELL') was taken by France in 1743, but the French didn't move in until 1768. When Napoleon was running rampant in 1810, Britain siezed the islands and got to keep them officially with the 1814 Treaty of Paris. Britain let Mauritius run the show until 1903, when the islands became a Crown Colony. A limited form of self-government in 1970 was followed by full independence in 1973. There are about 85 islands made of granite and coral making up Seychelles.
