Two new commemorative coins, ‘The Royal Baby Commemorative coins’ are available in Seychelles as of today one year after the birth of the young prince, the Seychelles Central Bank (CBS) has said.
In an interview with SNA, the Currency and Numismatics Officer at CBS, Jude Adolphe, said the coins were released internationally to commemorate the birth of Prince George of Cambridge last year and is now being made available in Seychelles in commemoration of the Prince’s first birthday.
Prince George was born on July 22, 2013 to parents Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, known as ‘Kate’ in less formal references.
The coins which can be purchased individually or as a set have been produced by UK based company Pobjoy Mint Ltd.
There is firstly a small 0.5 g fine gold coin with a face value of 25 rupees and the other is an 85 g sterling silver coin with a face value of 50 rupees.
“Both coins have the same designs of a heart shaped foot print of the royal baby and a crown fitted inside a bigger heart shape, however the bigger sterling silver coin has an added special feature as the heart shaped footprint is decorated with a blue heart-shaped Swarovski Crystal,” says Adolphe.
Both coins also feature the initials of William and Kate (W K).
The silver coin costs $ 105 a piece (1,300 Seychelles rupees) while the gold coin costs $ 162 a piece (2,000 Seychelles rupees). The set containing both coins costs $ 260 (3,200 Seychelles rupees).
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