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50 Francs Glorieuses
| Issuer | Glorioso Islands (Scattered Islands in the Indian Ocean) |
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| Year | 2014 |
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| Diameter | 32 mm |
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| Obverse lettering | ÎLES GLORIEUSES TERRES AUSTRALES FRANÇAISES |
| Reverse description | A detailed relief depiction of a World War I-era tank, identified in the legend as Tank T18 - Russie - 1918, occupies the central field. The denomination 50 Frs appears to the upper left of the tank. The curved legend CENTENAIRE DE LA GUERRE DE QUATORZE arcs along the upper periphery, accompanied by the commemorative dates 1914-2014. The tank identification legend TANK T18 - RUSSIE - 1918 curves along the lower periphery in an italic-style typeface. |
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The Glorioso Islands are a French territorial possession administered from Réunion, with a permanent population of roughly a dozen military and meteorological personnel. No currency circulates there. These "50 Francs" pieces are fiscal curiosities — struck not for any transacting public but for the collector market, issued under a jurisdiction that has never had a monetary system of its own. France maintains the islands partly due to their exclusive economic zone in the Mozambique Channel, a matter of ongoing dispute with Madagascar, which continues to formally claim the archipelago.