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½ Poe rava Moruroa
| 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 bears a left-facing profile view of a Mitsubishi A6M5 Zero fighter aircraft in low relief. The legend ILE MORUROA arcs along the upper rim. Below the aircraft, the inscription MITSUBISHI A6M5 appears in the mid-field. The denomination 1/2 POE RAVA is displayed prominently in the lower field, with the date 2015 beneath it. |
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| Reverse lettering | ILE MORUROA MITSUBISHI A6M5 1/2 POE RAVA 2015 |
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The "Moruroa" series, issued by the Institut d'émission d'outre-mer, takes its name from the atoll in the Tuamotu Archipelago where France conducted 193 nuclear tests between 1966 and 1996. Naming a low-denomination aluminum circulation piece after a nuclear test site is a geopolitical peculiarity that went largely unremarked at the time of issue.