Coin catalog › Coins (Year: 1964, Width: 8+ mm)

100 Francs

Country:

Reunion

Series:

1948~1973 - CFP franc

Catalog codes:

ColnectIsBest

Themes:

Coats of Arms | Cornucopias (Horn of Plenty) | Legends | Ribbons | Women

Issued on:

1964

Last issue date:

1973

Distribution:

Standard Circulation

Mints:

Monnaie de Paris (A), Paris, France

Composition:

Nickel

Edge:

Reeded/grained

Orientation:

Coin alignment ↑O↓

Shape:

Circular

Rim:

Raised. Not decorated. Both sides

Weight:

26.5 grams

Diameter:

8.54 mm

Thickness:

1.96 mm

Face value:

100 Reunion franc

Known mintage:

3,050,000

Composition Details:

~ 99% nickel~ 99% nickel

Score:

57% Accuracy: High

Related items:

1 (See)

Description:

Front: Crowned Escutcheon (merlon crown)
between (value, left) 100 and (right) F˹RS˺ (Francs)
above ribbon with (Latin motto) PRÆTER OMNES ANGULUS RIDET
(translation: Of all the corners of the world,
there is none that so charms me)
legend: top colony name) REUNION
Back: French lady "Libertine" (left) with Phrygian cap
in front of ships at an harbor
designer: (bottom-left) L.BAZOR (Lucien, right) GB (Georges)
legend: (proprietor, left) REPUBLIQUE (right) FRANÇAISE
(bottom-left, mint director's privy mark) Cornucopia (c, Paris Mint)
(bottom, year) 1964, 1969 - 1973
(bottom-right, engraver general's privy mark)
Owl (o, Raymond Joly, 1958-1974)
Edge: G - grained, type: ridges

Formerly known as: y14

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