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½ Poe rava Hikueru
| Issuer | French Polynesia › French Polynesia (1957-date) |
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| Year | 2015 |
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| Thickness | 1.2 mm |
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| Reverse description | Central device comprises a finely detailed profile view of a Douglas TBD Devastator torpedo bomber in flight, rendered in moderate relief with cockpit, engine cowling, undercarriage, and wing markings clearly delineated. The legend ILE HIKUERU appears in two lines in the upper field. To the lower right, the aircraft designation DOUGLAS TBD DEVASTATOR and denomination POE RAVA are inscribed in three lines, while the large numeral 1/2 occupies the lower left field. The date 2015 is placed in the exergue below the denomination. |
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| Reverse lettering | ILE HIKUERU DOUGLAS TBD DEVASTATOR 1/2 POE RAVA 2015 |
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Hikueru is an atoll in the Tuamotu Archipelago historically synonymous with pearl diving — for centuries the primary source of natural Pinctada margaritifera pearls in the Pacific. The poe rava denomination was introduced specifically for French Polynesia's local pearl trade economy, functioning as a unit tied to that industry's accounting traditions rather than emerging from general monetary policy in Paris.
Aluminium was chosen for small-denomination Pacific issues partly because of its resistance to the salt-air corrosion that destroys copper-based alloys in low-lying atoll environments.