p08_0057 - 20 Francs Émile Gentil REUNION ISLAND 1946 P.43s
PAPIER MONNAIE 8 (2006)
Starting price : 120.00 €
Estimate : 160.00 €
Realised price : 170.00 €
Number of bids : 5
Maximum bid : 170.00 €
Starting price : 120.00 €
Estimate : 160.00 €
Realised price : 170.00 €
Number of bids : 5
Maximum bid : 170.00 €
Face Value : 20 Francs Émile Gentil
Date: (1946)
Period/Provinces/Banks Caisse Centrale de la France d'Outre-Mer
Catalogue reference : P.43s
Additional reference : K.433s
Alphabet - series : O.000 n°00000
Signatures : Postel-Vinay
Commentary
SPECIMEN au tampon noir vertical à gauche et à droite et perforé SPECIMEN en travers 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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