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5 Poe rava Marquesas Islands
| Issuer | French Polynesia › French Polynesia (1957-date) |
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| Year | 2015 |
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| Weight | 6.1 g |
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| Obverse description | Central device depicts a laterally-facing tropical fish in high relief, rendered in fine detail with visible fin and scale texture. The legend ARCHIPEL DES MARQUISES arcs across the upper field in bold Latin capitals. The date 2015 appears in the lower right field, with the denomination 5 POE RAVA inscribed prominently across the lower portion of the coin. |
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| Obverse lettering | ARCHIPEL DES MARQUISES 2015 5 POE RAVA |
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The poe rava — named for a black pearl cultivation technique developed in the Marquesas — entered French Polynesian coinage as part of a broader effort by the Institut d'émission d'outre-mer to give the territory's circulating currency a distinctly local identity distinct from mainland French issues. The Marquesas Islands themselves, geographically isolated even within French Polynesia, have long operated on economic margins that make small-denomination brass coinage genuinely functional rather than ceremonial.