The Government of Mauritius

The Government of Mauritius, an important, original hand drawn design essay for the reverse of the 1954 circulation 5 rupees note, produced by Bradbury Wilkinson, signed on the back by Stephen Gooden, the design on paper applied to card is entirely hand drawn in pencil, ink and watercolour, measuring 9.4cms x 15.0cms, in good clean condition with on or two minor spots here and there, the outer edges of the card are discoloured and show some adhesive residue from previous mounting, probably in a card frame, along with a test printing on paper, in blue of the final design that went into circulation, measuring 6.5cms x 12.5cms, and two test printings in green of the reverse of the 25 Rupee circulation note from 1954, measuring 7.5cms x 13.5cms, in good condition