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Reproduction - Module de 5 Francs - Sultanat de la Grande Comore
| Location | Comoro Islands |
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| Year | 1890 |
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| Weight | 23.25 g |
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| Obverse description | Central field displays a group of traditional weapons in relief, including a dagger, a curved jambiya with decorated scabbard, a bow, an arrow, a spear, and a flintlock pistol, arranged in a trophy-like composition. A circular Arabic legend surrounds the design along the inner border, with a beaded outer rim. The Hijri date 1308 appears in the lower portion of the field. |
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| Reverse description | Central motif features two crossed flags in saltire — the French Republican flag inscribed R.F. and the Comorian flag — surmounted by a crescent and star, flanked by two five-pointed stars. The entire composition is framed by a palm branch to the left and a laurel branch to the right, tied at the base. Arabic legends occupy the upper and lower fields. The mint mark A appears in the exergue below the wreath. |
| Reverse script | Arabic, Latin |
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