508718 - 5000 Francs NEW CALEDONIA 1871
500.00 €(Approx. 580.00$ | 440.00£)
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Face Value : 5000 Francs
Date: 22 août 1871
Period/Provinces/Banks Traite
Alphabet - series : N°60200
Detailed grade description : Rousseurs, plusieurs épinglages
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5 exemplaires référencés sur le site de Kajacques.fr pour cette valeur et date (inclus cet exemplaire).
5 examples referenced on the Kajacques.fr website for this value and date (included this copy)
5 examples referenced on the Kajacques.fr website for this value and date (included this copy)
Historical background
NEW CALEDONIA
New Caledonia was attached to the French Establishments of Oceania before becoming an autonomous colony in 1860. Overseas Territory in 1946, it chose to keep this status in 1958 and 1972. New Caledonia was discovered by Captain Cook in 1774. The French recognized the island during the Revolution. After the massacre of French sailors by the natives in 1853, France seized the island militarily and founded Noumea in 1854 under the name of Port-de-France. Until the year 1860, New Caledonia depended on the Territories of Oceania. The furthest French territory from mainland France, New Caledonia was an important penal colony between 1864 and 1896, in particular for communards, such as Louise Michel. It has significant mineral wealth, including nickel, which was used to make our coins from the half-franc to the 5-franc piece..
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