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½ Poe rava Maupiti
| Issuer | French Polynesia › French Polynesia (1957-date) |
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| Year | 2015 |
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| Value | ½ Poe rava |
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| Reverse description | Central field features a left-facing profile view of an Aichi E13A Japanese floatplane with twin pontoons, rendered in fine relief. The legend ILE MAUPITI arcs across the upper field in italic Latin lettering. The aircraft type designation AICHI E13A appears to the right of the fuselage in smaller lettering. The denomination 1/2 POE RAVA is inscribed in large characters along the lower field, with the date 2015 centered in the exergue. |
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| Reverse lettering | ILE MAUPITI AICHI E13A 1/2 POE RAVA 2015 |
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Maupiti is the smallest and most isolated of the Society Islands' administrative communes, with a population that has hovered around 1,200 for decades. The "Poe rava" denomination name derives from a Tahitian term for a type of black pearl — an acknowledgment of the pearl cultivation industry that reshaped French Polynesia's economy in the latter half of the twentieth century. These aluminium fractional pieces see negligible actual circulation given the islands' near-total dependence on the French franc and later CFP franc in daily commerce.