Catalog
2 Francs IEOM
| Issuer | Institut d'Émission d'Outre-Mer (IEOM) |
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| Year | 1973-1979 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | Left-facing effigy of Marianne wearing a Phrygian cap, her hair rendered in loose flowing locks beneath the cap, executed in a neoclassical style by engraver R. Joly. The legend RÉPVBLIQVE FRANÇAISE arcs around the upper periphery, while the issuing authority abbreviation I·E·O·M appears in the lower field below the bust. The date is struck in the exergue at the bottom of the coin. |
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| Obverse lettering | RÉPVBLIQVE FRANÇAISE R·JOLY I·E·O·M 1975 (Translation: French Republic) |
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The Institut d'Émission d'Outre-Mer was established in 1966 to manage currency across France's Pacific territories — New Caledonia, French Polynesia, and Wallis and Futuna — replacing the role previously held by the Banque de l'Indochine after decolonization made that arrangement politically untenable. These small-denomination pieces circulated across genuinely remote island economies where coin loss rates were high and replacement cycles slow, which partly explains why lower-denomination IEOM issues from the 1970s are harder to find in problem-free condition than mintage figures alone would suggest.