fco_187747 - REUNION ISLAND 5 Francs Marianne / Canne à sucre 1970 Paris
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Type : 5 Francs Marianne / Canne à sucre
Date: 1970
Mint name / Town : Paris
Quantity minted : 200000
Metal : aluminium
Diameter : 30 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Edge : lisse
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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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