Catalog
2000 Francs
| Issuer | Tromelin Island |
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| Year | 2018 |
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| Size | 155 × 80 mm |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents an aerial or panoramic vignette of Tromelin Island, accompanied by shark imagery and a decorative coat of arms composed of dolphins, sea anchors, and a bird. The overall colour scheme continues the green polymer palette with guilloche border elements, and carries the legal disclaimer text in French along with the territorial and institutional inscriptions. |
| Reverse lettering | DEUX MILLE FRANCS TERRES AUSTRALES FRANÇAISES 2000 Billet n`ayant pas cours legal, émis a des fins de collection, non remboursable, non échangeable reproduction interdite. ÎLE TROMELIN TERRES AUSTRALES FRANÇAISES © BATF |
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Tromelin Island has no permanent population and no currency of its own — a French-administered speck in the Indian Ocean with a weather station and a disputed sovereignty claim shared with Mauritius. These "issues" are purely philatelic productions, manufactured for collector sale rather than any transactional purpose, with no legal tender status under any recognized monetary framework.
The polymer substrate signals ambition to appear credible alongside modern central bank issues, but no issuing authority with genuine monetary standing backs this note.