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2 Francs
| Issuer | Trésor Colonial de l'Île de la Réunion |
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| Year | 1884 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | Black letterpress on cream paper, uniface. The note is framed by a simple typographic border and carries the authority inscriptions in graduated typefaces, with the denomination DEUX FRANCS in large bold type at centre. Signature lines for Le Délégué du Directeur de l'Intérieur and Le Trésorier-Payeur appear below the denomination. |
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| Obverse lettering | ÎLE DE LA RÉUNION. TRÉSOR COLONIAL. (Décret du 2 mai 1879.) DEUX FRANCS. Saint-Denis, le 4 juin 1884. Le Délégué du Directeur de l'Intérieur, Le Trésorier-Payeur, La contre-valeur en espèces est déposée au Trésor. |
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The Trésor Colonial de l'Île de la Réunion issued small-denomination treasury notes precisely because coin shortages were chronic on the island — silver and copper disappeared from circulation almost as fast as they arrived, absorbed by trade imbalances and hoarding. These 2-franc trésor notes were a direct administrative response to that problem, not a conventional banking instrument.
P#7 is among the earlier surviving examples from Réunion's colonial paper issues, and the 1884 date places it squarely in the period before the Banque de la Réunion consolidated its grip on local note circulation.