v18_2431 - NEW CALEDONIA 5 francs en cupro-nickel de la ville de Gomen 1882
MONNAIES 18 (2003)
Starting price : 275.00 €
Estimate : 500.00 €
Realised price : 365.00 €
Number of bids : 4
Maximum bid : 374.00 €
Starting price : 275.00 €
Estimate : 500.00 €
Realised price : 365.00 €
Number of bids : 4
Maximum bid : 374.00 €
Type : 5 francs en cupro-nickel de la ville de Gomen
Date: 1882
Metal : copper nickel
Diameter : 27 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 10,63 g.
Edge : lisse
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
De minimes marques sur les listels sinon une usure assez visible sur les reliefs ce qui montre que cette monnaie de nécessité a effectivement circulé. Patine grise
Obverse
Obverse legend : DIGEON & CO - GOMEN.
Obverse description : Tête nue du baron Digeon à droite.
Reverse
Reverse legend : SOCIÉTÉ FRANCO-AUSTRALIENNE/ * 1882 *.
Reverse description : dans un grènetis, au centre 5.
Commentary
Importante trace de cassure de coin au revers.
Historical background
NEW CALEDONIA
New Caledonia was attached to the French Establishments of Oceania before becoming an autonomous colony in 1860. Overseas Territory in 1946, it chose to keep this status in 1958 and 1972. New Caledonia was discovered by Captain Cook in 1774. The French recognized the island during the Revolution. After the massacre of French sailors by the natives in 1853, France seized the island militarily and founded Noumea in 1854 under the name of Port-de-France. Until the year 1860, New Caledonia depended on the Territories of Oceania. The furthest French territory from mainland France, New Caledonia was an important penal colony between 1864 and 1896, in particular for communards, such as Louise Michel. It has significant mineral wealth, including nickel, which was used to make our coins from the half-franc to the 5-franc piece..
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