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100 Francs
| Issuer | Tromelin Island (Scattered Islands in the Indian Ocean) |
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| Year | 2024 |
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| Value | 100 Francs 100 XPF = EUR 0.84 |
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| Obverse lettering | ÎLE TROMELIN TERRES AUSTRALES FRANÇAISES JJ |
| Reverse description | Front-facing bust of a Somba woman from Benin, depicted in traditional style with bare torso, earrings, and a beaded necklace, rendered in moderate relief. The ethnic and geographic identification 'SOMBA BENIN' appears in two lines to the upper left of the figure, while the denomination '100 FRS' is inscribed to the upper right. The series legend 'FEMMES D'AFRIQUE' curves along the lower rim, serving as the collective title for this fantasy coin series celebrating African women. |
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Tromelin is administered by France as part of the Terres australes et antarctiques françaises, but its sovereignty is actively disputed by Mauritius — and, to a lesser extent, Madagascar. No permanent civilian population has ever lived there; the island hosts only a rotating weather station staffed by Météo-France. Coins issued under the Scattered Islands designation are struck purely for philatelic and numismatic sale, with zero circulation intent.
The island's most documented historical episode is the 1761 wreck of the French slave ship L'Utile, which stranded over sixty enslaved Malagasy people on the island for fifteen years before a rescue vessel finally reached the survivors in 1776.