fco_322049 - REUNION French Union Essai de 2 Francs 1948 Paris
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Item sold on our e-shop (2014)
Price : 48.00 €
Item sold on our e-shop (2014)
Price : 48.00 €
Type : Essai de 2 Francs
Date: 1948
Mint name / Town : Paris
Quantity minted : 2000
Metal : bronze-nickel
Diameter : 27 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 9,94 g.
Edge : lisse
Rarity : R1
Obverse
Obverse legend : REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE / 1948.
Obverse description : Buste drapé de Marianne à gauche, avec bonnet phrygien ailé et cocarde au-dessus de l’oreille sur fond de navire et d’un port.
Reverse
Reverse legend : REUNION / 2 - FRS.
Reverse description : dans le champ, plantation.
Historical background
REUNION French Union
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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