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1 Franc - Île de Clipperton
| Issuer | Terres Australes et Antarctiques Françaises (TAAF) |
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| Year | 2024 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse lettering | LA PASSION-CLIPPERTON |
| Reverse description | The reverse displays the large numeral '1' prominently in the center of the field, with the word 'FRANC' inscribed below it in capital letters. To the left of the numeral stands a stylized palm tree motif, and to the right a standing king penguin rendered in relief. A small decorative floral or coral ornament appears at the base of the central design. The circular legend 'TERRES AUSTRALES ET ANTARCTIQUES FRANÇAISES' runs along the upper periphery, with the date '2024' placed at the bottom, flanked by small dot stops. |
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Clipperton is a uninhabited coral atoll in the eastern Pacific, roughly 1,000 kilometers off the Mexican coast, whose sovereignty France has quietly maintained since a 1931 arbitration ruling by King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy. It has no permanent population, no economy, and no practical use for a franc. TAAF issues coins for Clipperton as administrative formality — collectibles dressed as legal tender for a territory that will never see circulation.