Live auction - fco_322066 - REUNION French Union 1 Franc 1948 Monnaie de Paris
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| Estimate : | 1 800 € |
| Price : | 1 060 € |
| Maximum bid : | 1 100 € |
| End of the sale : | 19 April 2016 16:33:06 |
| bidders : | 2 bidders |
Type : 1 Franc
Date: 1948
Mint name / Town : Monnaie de Paris
Quantity minted : 500
Metal : aluminium
Diameter : 23 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 1,24 g.
Edge : lisse
Rarity : R3
Slab
PCGS : MS64
Coments on the condition:
état exceptionnel, sous coque PCGS MS64
Predigree :
Cet exemplaire provient de la Collection Michel
Obverse
Obverse legend : REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE UNION FRANÇAISE/ 1948.
Obverse description : Buste de la République drapée, coiffée du bonnet phrygien ailé, devant des navires ; signé L. BAZOR.
Reverse
Reverse legend : REUNION/ 1 - F.
Reverse description : Plantation.
Commentary
Ce type hybride est rare avec une production estimée à 500 exemplaires.
Historical background
REUNION French Union
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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