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1 Franc Essai, raised design

Issuer Monnaie de Paris
Year 1948
Type Coin pattern
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Reverse description A traditional Polynesian outrigger sailing canoe with full triangular sails is depicted in the central field, rendered in fine detail with rigging and outrigger float clearly delineated. The denomination '1 FRANC' is inscribed in two lines in the upper field above the vessel, and the date '1948' appears in the exergue below. The circular legend 'ETABLISSEMENTS FRANÇAIS DE L'OCEANIE' surrounds the design along the upper and lateral periphery.
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Mint Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date)
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