Live auction - fco_318018 - REUNION ISLAND Essai de 1 Franc frappe médaille 1896 Paris
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| Estimate : | 750 € |
| Price : | 815 € |
| Maximum bid : | 900 € |
| End of the sale : | 08 November 2016 17:20:39 |
| bidders : | 3 bidders |
Type : Essai de 1 Franc frappe médaille
Date: 1896
Mint name / Town : Paris
Metal : nickel silver
Diameter : 25 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 7,19 g.
Edge : lisse, (corne) MCHOR ESSAI en creux
Rarity : R2
Obverse
Obverse legend : RÉPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE// *ILE DE LA RÉUNION*.
Obverse description : Buste à gauche de Mercure, au-dessous signature LAGRANGE.
Reverse
Reverse legend : CONTRE-VALEUR DÉPOSÉE// *AU TRÉSOR COLONIAL*.
Reverse description : Légende circulaire. BON POUR/ UN FRANC/ 1896 en trois lignes au centre.
Commentary
Le type courant n’a été frappé qu’en 1896 à 500.000 exemplaires. On ignore le nombre d’exemplaires fabriqués des essais.
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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