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5 Francs World Fisheries Conference
| Issuer | Banque Centrale des Comores |
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| Year | 1984-1992 |
| Type | Commemorative circulation coin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse displays a highly detailed depiction of a large freshwater fish, rendered in profile and occupying the majority of the field, with finely engraved scales and fins. An Arabic legend arcs along the upper portion of the coin in prominent script. Below the fish, at centre, appears a small square cartouche bearing the FAO logotype. The Latin legend 'CONFERENCE MONDIALE SUR LES PECHES' curves along the lower periphery, separated from the field by a continuous inner border of raised dots. |
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| Mint | Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date) |
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The World Fisheries Conference took place in Rome in 1984 under FAO auspices, prompting a wave of commemorative coinage from smaller island and coastal nations for whom fisheries policy carried genuine economic stakes. For the Comoros, fishing rights and maritime resource management were not abstract diplomatic topics — the archipelago's exclusive economic zone had become contested territory as international trawling fleets, particularly from Japan and France, negotiated access agreements through the 1980s. The coin's extended date range suggests continued circulation rather than a limited commemorative run.