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Live auction - fco_1059965 - REUNION ISLAND Essai de 1 Franc 1896 Paris

REUNION ISLAND Essai de 1 Franc 1896 Paris MS65 NGC
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Estimate : 900 €
Price : 696 €
Maximum bid : 700 €
End of the sale : 02 December 2025 18:32:03
bidders : 4 bidders
Type : Essai de 1 Franc
Date: 1896
Mint name / Town : Paris
Metal : copper nickel
Diameter : 25 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 6,54 g.
Edge : lisse, (corne) MCHOR ESSAI en creux
Rarity : R2
Slab
slab NGC
NGC : MS65
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire sous coque NGC MS65
Catalogue references :

Obverse


Obverse legend : RÉPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE// *ILE DE LA RÉUNION*.
Obverse description : Buste à gauche de Mercure, au-dessous signature LAGRANGE.

Reverse


Reverse legend : CONTRE-VALEUR DÉPOSÉE// *AU TRÉSOR COLONIAL*.
Reverse description : Légende circulaire. BON POUR/ UN FRANC/ 1896 en trois lignes au centre.

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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