Djibouti 1959 1 franc

from the Mountain Groan Collection

The Republic of Djibouti is the former French Somaliland, acquired in 1839 from provincial sultans, and made into a French colony in 1896. The area received its independence from France in 1977 and remains poor though without the anarchy experienced by Somalia next door. The specimen shown is an aluminum franc, struck in Paris (note the privy mark) in 1959 and 1965 for French Somaliland.

Recorded mintage: 500,000.

Specification: 1.3 g, aluminum, 23 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-8.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.

Link to:

• 1948 2 francs
• 1948 5 francs
• 1949 franc
• 1952 20 francs
• 1959 2 francs
• 1959 5 francs
• Coins and currency dated 1959
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