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200 Francs - Île de Clipperton
| Issuer | Clipperton Island (Overseas France) |
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| Year | 2011 |
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| Value | 200 Francs |
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| Reverse description | Central field features a detailed relief depiction of Epinephelus clippertonensis, a grouper species endemic to the Clipperton Lagoon and first formally described in the early 21st century. The fish is rendered in naturalistic style occupying the majority of the inner disc. The species name EPINEPHELUS CLIPPERTONENSIS is inscribed in raised Latin capitals arcing along the upper border, while the denomination 200 francs appears in the lower field. |
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| Reverse lettering | EPINEPHELUS CLIPPERTONENSIS 200 francs |
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Clipperton Island has no permanent population, no mint, no economy, and no need for circulating coinage. This issue — along with a handful of others bearing the island's name — was produced entirely for the collector market under French territorial authority, a practice that generates revenue while attaching numismatic novelty to one of the most remote and uninhabited atolls on earth. France asserted sovereignty over Clipperton following an international arbitration ruling in 1931, when King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy, acting as arbitrator, decided in France's favor over Mexico.