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E-auction 224-148668 - fco_443883 - REUNION ISLAND 5 Francs 1955 Paris

REUNION ISLAND 5 Francs 1955 Paris XF
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Estimate : 8 €
Price : 6 €
Maximum bid : 6 €
End of the sale : 31 July 2017 16:39:00
bidders : 4 bidders
Type : 5 Francs
Date: 1955
Mint name / Town : Paris
Quantity minted : 3000000
Metal : aluminium
Diameter : 30 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 / 5- FRS.
Reverse description : plantation.

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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