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Price : 700.00 €
Item sold on our e-shop (2020)
Price : 700.00 €
Type : Essai de 50 Centimes
Date: 1896
Mint name / Town : Paris
Quantity minted : -
Metal : nickel silver
Diameter : 22 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 2,46 g.
Edge : lisse
Rarity : R3
Coments on the condition:
La monnaie a été légèrement nettoyée au revers
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/ 50 CENT. / 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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