fco_457091 - FRENCH ISLANDS AND BOURBON - LOUIS XV 2 Sols (grand Fanam) variété à 9 ,globules dans la couronne n.d. Pondichéry
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Item sold on our e-shop (2018)
Price : 580.00 €
Type : 2 Sols (grand Fanam) variété à 9 ,globules dans la couronne
Date: (1723)
Date: n.d.
Mint name / Town : Pondichéry
Quantity minted : 9
Metal : copper
Diameter : 30,60 mm
Orientation dies : 3 h.
Weight : 9,25 g.
Edge : lisse et irrégulière
Rarity : R2
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Grande couronne fleurdelisée.
Reverse
Reverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Reverse description : Champ fleurdelisé composé de neuf lis.
Commentary
Les premières pièces pour les îles de France et Bourbon (Maurice et Réunion) furent fabriquées en 1723 à Pondichéry dans les Indes Françaises. Nous avons des pièces de 1 et 2 sols. Dans l'ouvrage de J. Mazard, ces pièces sont classées à Pondichéry, l'atelier émetteur. Ces monnaies furent fabriquées à l'instigation de la Compagnie des Indes.
The first coins for the islands of France and Bourbon (Mauritius and Réunion) were minted in 1723 in Pondicherry in the French East Indies. We have 1 and 2 sols coins. In J. Mazard's work, these coins are classified as Pondicherry, the issuing mint. These coins were minted at the instigation of the East India Company.
The first coins for the islands of France and Bourbon (Mauritius and Réunion) were minted in 1723 in Pondicherry in the French East Indies. We have 1 and 2 sols coins. In J. Mazard's work, these coins are classified as Pondicherry, the issuing mint. These coins were minted at the instigation of the East India Company.
Historical background
FRENCH ISLANDS AND BOURBON - LOUIS XV
(1715-1774)
The islands of Mauritius and Reunion were discovered by the Portuguese Pedro Mascarenhas in 1507. Mauritius was occupied by the Dutch from 1638. The French seized it in 1715 and the island received the name of Ile de France. The Compagnie des Indes settled in Port Louis in 1720. In 1810, the island was occupied by the English and became an English colony after the Treaties of Paris in 1814 and 1815. Bourbon Island was colonized by the French between 1638 and 1646 then granted first to the Compagnie des Indes Orientales founded on August 27, 1664, then to the Compagnie Française des Indes in 1719.
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