500 Francs
© Rojomano
Features
| Pretended issuer |
Tromelin Island
(Scattered Islands in the Indian Ocean)  |
|---|---|
| Type | Fantasy coins |
| Year | 2013 |
| Value | 500 Francs 500 XPF = USD 4.83 |
| Currency | CFP franc (1945-date) |
| Composition | Bimetallic |
| Weight | 8.45 g |
| Diameter | 30 mm |
| Thickness | 2 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Number | N# 100265 |
| References | Kahle GF# K-2013-01 Werner Kahle; 2013. Segelschulschiff Gorch Fock: Eine Numisnautische Betrachtung (2nd Edition). Self-published, Hamburg, Germany. |
Obverse
Tromelin Island's emblem; two dolphins flanking a booby in a shield, crowned by banner with the island's name and two anchors. Assayer's initials near the tail of the dolphin at the right, legend at bottom.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
ÎLE TROMELIN
TERRES AUSTRALES FRANÇAISES
JJ
Reverse
Ship.
Value.
Date.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
500 Frs
2013
barque Gorch Fock 1958
Edge
Plain
Comments
Tromelin is a low, flat, island in the Indian Ocean, about 350 kilometres (220 mi) east of Madagascar. The island was first recorded by a French navigator, Jean Marie Briand de la Feuillée, in 1722 and initially named Île des Sables.
It is administered as a French overseas territory, as the result of an agreement with the United Kingdom in 1954, but sovereignty is disputed with ownership claimed by both Mauritius and the Seychelles. In 2010, France and Mauritius reached an agreement to co-manage Tromelin.
Currently, the island has a weather station and is a nesting site for boobies and green sea turtles.
This issue is part of a series of coins dedicated to French Overseas Departments and Territories.
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
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