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5 Francs

Issuer Sultanate of Ngazidja (Grande Comore)
Year 1891
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Diameter 37.25 mm
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Obverse lettering سيد علي بن سيد عمر سلطان انجزيجة حفظه اللة تعالي ١٣٠٨ سنة
(Translation: Said Ali bin Said Omar Sultan of Ngazidja, May God Protect 1308 Year)
Reverse description Central device features the crossed flags of France and the Comoros, flanked by two five-pointed stars, surmounted by a crescent and star symbolizing the Islamic identity of the sultanate. The flag grouping is encircled by a wreath composed of laurel and palm branches tied at the base with a bow, below which the mint mark appears. A circular bilingual legend in Arabic and Latin frames the design within a beaded border, referencing the French protectorate and the State of Ngazidja.
Reverse script Arabic, Latin
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