Comoros, 5 francs, 2017: smaller coin with amended design details

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Comoros, 5 francs, 1984.  Obverse.  KM# 15.  N# 6042.

This coin was issued from 1984 to 1992.

It was made of aluminium.

It weighed 3.85 g and had a diameter of 31 mm.

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Comoros, 5 francs, 2017.  Obverse.  N# 341505.


"Creative Commons Comoro Islands 5 francs 2017" by Jacques974, used under CC BY-NC-SA.

I have brightened and sharpened the original image.


See also:  Central Bank of the Comoros: New 5 francs coin 2017.

This coin was issued in 2017.

It is made of stainless steel.

It weighs 1.8 grams.

It has a diameter of 15 mm and a thickness of 1.53 mm

The new coin is much smaller.


The amended palm tree design now excludes the house in the background.

The vanilla plant  has moved higher up the design.

Also, the two smaller trees at bottom left are gone.


There are now only three large coconuts on the ground.

Previously there were several smaller ones.

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The reverse design of the 2017 coin (not shown), featuring a coelacanth fish, seems to be unchanged.

However, the engraver and mint marks are now larger in comparison to the rest of the coin.

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See also:

1] Altered legend with same or similar design.

2] Same design, different shape.

3] Numismatic heritage: old designs on new coins.

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Comoros, 2 francs, 1964.  Palm trees.

I do find it strange that Comoros still uses this design.

It was first used in 1964.

Comoros was still a French colony then.


Using FAO-themed coins is also outmoded in this century.

F.A.O. = Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations.

It's about time that Comoros updated its coin designs.