fco_298702 - REUNION ISLAND 5 Francs Marianne / canne à sucre 1969 Paris
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Price : 9.00 €
Item sold on our e-shop (2013)
Price : 9.00 €
Type : 5 Francs Marianne / canne à sucre
Date: 1969
Mint name / Town : Paris
Quantity minted : 100000
Metal : aluminium
Diameter : 30 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Edge : lisse
Obverse
Obverse legend : REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE // 1969.
Obverse description : Buste à gauche de la République au-devant d’une scène portuaire, signature L.BAZOR.
Reverse
Reverse legend : REUNION / 5- FRS.
Reverse description : plantation.
Historical background
REUNION ISLAND
Discovered in 1513 by the Portuguese Mascarenhas, the island became French in 1638. Named Bourbon Island, its concession was given to the East India Company in 1664 then, in 1793, it became Reunion Island. It has been one of the four overseas departments since 1946..
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