Comoros AH1308 5 centimes

The Comoros, an archipelago off the east coast of Africa, was dominated by many foreign powers until attaining independence in 1975. The five centimes coin shown was minted in Paris (with the torch privy mark) in AH1308, or about 1891 AD, during the time that Comoros was a French protectorate. It was accompanied by bronze ten centimes and silver five francs coins.

Recorded mintage: 200,000.

Specification: bronze.

Catalog reference: KM 1.2.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• Gadoury, Victor, and George Cousinié, Monnaies Coloniales Françaises, 1670-1988, 2me Éd., Monaco: Éditions Victor Gadoury, 1988.

Link to:

• AH 1308 5 francs
• Comoros AH 1308-A 10 centimes
• 1964 5 francs
• 1964 20 francs
• Coins and currency dated 1891
• return to coins of Comoros