v18_2435 - FRENCH FOURTH REPUBLIC - FRENCH UNION - RÉUNION ISLAND 1 franc Union Française en aluminium 1948 Monnaie de Paris

FRENCH FOURTH REPUBLIC - FRENCH UNION - RÉUNION ISLAND 1 franc Union Française en aluminium 1948 Monnaie de Paris AU

MONNAIES 18 (2003)
Starting price : 2 000.00 €
Estimate : 4 000.00 €
Realised price : 2 000.00 €
Number of bids : 1
Maximum bid : 2 200.00 €

Type : 1 franc Union Française en aluminium

Date: 1948

Mint name / Town : Monnaie de Paris

Metal : aluminium

Diameter : 23 mm

Orientation dies : 6 h.

Weight : 1,29 g.

Edge : lisse

Rarity : R3

Coments on the condition:

Cette pièce a circulé, mais n'a que quelques marques de manipulation dans le champ

Catalogue references :

GC.- - Lec.50

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

Le quatrième exemplaire signalé.

Historical background

FRENCH FOURTH REPUBLIC - FRENCH UNION - RÉUNION ISLAND

(21/01/1947-4/12/1958)

On March 19, 1946, Reunion Island became fully-fledged French by obtaining the status of Overseas Department. From the 1960s, the island equipped itself, the youth was educated, the economy diversified and developed. The level of local infrastructure is now comparable to most metropolitan departments. Since the mid-1990s, tourism has brought in more revenue than sugar cane, vanilla, geranium and vetiver combined.

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