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fco_261222 - REUNION ISLAND 20 Francs Marianne / armes 1961 Paris

REUNION ISLAND 20 Francs Marianne / armes 1961 Paris MS
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Item sold on our e-shop (2011)
Price : 28.00 €
Type : 20 Francs Marianne / armes
Date: 1961
Mint name / Town : Paris
Quantity minted : 300000
Metal : bronze-aluminium and nickel
Diameter : 23,5 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Edge : lisse
Catalogue references :

Obverse


Obverse legend : REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE.
Obverse description : Buste à gauche de la République au-devant d’une scène portuaire, signature L.BAZOR.

Reverse


Reverse legend : REUNION / 20 - FRS.
Reverse description : Écu aux armes de la Réunion accosté de la faciale et au-dessus d’une bannière inscrite PRÆTER OMNES ANGULUS RIDET (Entre tous, ce coin de terre me sourit).

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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