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500 Francs Marquesas Islands
| Issuer | Institut d'Émission d'Outre-Mer (IEOM) |
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| Year | 2014 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | Draped bust of Marianne facing left, wearing a winged and radiate cap with flowing hair, rendered in a neoclassical style. In the lower field behind the bust, a three-masted sailing vessel is depicted in low relief. The legend REPUBLIQUE FRANCAISE arcs around the field, with REPUBLIQUE to the left and FRANCAISE to the right. The date 2014 appears in the lower exergue, flanked by the word ESSAI inscribed at the base of the bust truncation. |
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| Obverse lettering | REPUBLIQUE FRANCAISE 2014 ESSAI |
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The Marquesas Islands have never had a currency of their own — they fall under the CFP franc system administered by the IEOM, the Paris-based emission authority covering French Polynesia, New Caledonia, and Wallis and Futuna. This 500-franc piece is a collector issue rather than circulating coinage; the IEOM began producing themed commemoratives for the overseas territories partly to generate revenue and partly in response to collector demand for regional identity pieces that standard CFP circulation coins never provided.