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1 Franc Essai

Features

Issuer VanuatuNew Hebrides (1906-1980)
Period Anglo-French condominium (1906-1980)
Type Patterns
Year 1970
Value 1 Franc
Currency Franc (1921-1982)
Composition Aluminium-nickel bronze
Weight 2 g
Diameter 17 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
152848
References KM# E4
Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes).
, Lec# 1
Jean Lecompte; 2007. Monnaies et jetons des colonies françaises = Coins and Tokens of the French Colonies (2nd Edition). Éditions Victor Gadoury, Monaco, Monaco.

Obverse

Marianne's head, facing left, wearing a Phrygian cap.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
RÉPVBLIQVE FRANÇAISE
R·JOLY
1970

Engraver: Raymond Joly

Reverse

Frigate bird above value.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
NOUVELLES - HÉBRIDES
ESSAI
1
FRANC

Engraver: Raymond Joly

Edge

Plain

Mint

Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date)

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Date Mintage VG F VF XF AU UNC
1970  1 250 $ 16

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