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10 Livres - Napoleon I
| Issuer | Isles de France and de Bonaparte (1806-1810) |
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| Year | 1810 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse lettering | ILES DE FRANCE ET BONAPARTE AVELINE (Translation: Islands of France and Bonaparte) |
| Reverse description | The denomination DIX LIVRES (Ten Livres) inscribed in two lines across the central field, enclosed within a large, finely detailed wreath composed of laurel and oak branches tied with a ribbon bow at the base. The date 1810 appears in the exergue below the wreath, outside the ribbon. The plain field within the wreath frames the value inscription with clarity, while the reeded border encircles the entire design. No additional legend appears on this face. |
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The Isles de France (present-day Mauritius) and de Bonaparte (present-day Réunion) produced coinage jointly under a single colonial administration for only a brief window before British forces seized Mauritius in December 1810, ending French control permanently. This 10 Livres is among the last coins struck under that authority — the fall of Port Louis came the same year this piece was minted. The series has only one type, KM#1, reflecting how little time remained before the colony changed hands.
The .840 fineness was deliberately below metropolitan French silver standards, a common colonial adjustment to discourage export of coin back to France.