Coinage of Réunion

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The reverse of the 10 francs coin features the coat of arms of Saint Denis, a municipality of Réunion.

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The obverse of the standard version of the 20 francs coin. The coin was first issued in 1955.

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The reverse of the standard version of the 20 francs coin.

See also: Ships and boats on coats of arms.

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The "essai" version of the 10 francs coin, dated 1955.

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In 1962 a nickel 50 francs coin was added to the set.

Below you see the "essai" version. The standard version looked just the same, but without the word"ESSAI" on the obverse.

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Finally, in 1964 a nickel 100 francs coin was added to the set.

Below you see the "essai" version. The standard version looked just the same, but without the word"ESSAI" on the obverse.

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The final coins in the Réunion set were dated 1973. The "new" French franc did not replace the Réunion franc until 1975, when French currency replaced Réunion's at a rate of 1 French (new) franc = 50 Réunion (CFA) francs.

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Some attractive designs, then. Any comments?

[quaziright]

Yes, what's the story behind the elements on the coat of arms

[gerard974]

hello
i am sorry but is in french
15-16/05/1964 : Blason de Saint-Denis La Réunion n° 1354.A

Best regards Gerard

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The parts of the shield depict mountains and a volcano with a smoking cloud above it; a galley sailing on the sea; and two palm trees. These elements evoke the physical characteristics of the island.

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The 1 franc coin of 1948 also comes in a muled version, where the normal reverse is muled with the obverse used in Comoros.

This legend includes "Republique Française" as usual but adds "Union Française", which does not appear on the obverse of the Réunion coins.

My thanks to gerard974 for drawing my attention to this.

[gerard974]

Hello

for the 1 francs coin the mule is scarce and look the difference of values for this 2 types



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Best regards Gerard

[Afrasi]

One of the older pieces:

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That's the best specimen I remember seeing of this type!

Another Réunion coin that deserves mention is this one. Its story is upthread the link.

Peter