Djibouti 1959 1 franc

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) for French Somaliland.

Recorded mintage: 500,000.

Specification: aluminum.

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:

• Djibouti 1921 50 centimes
• Djibouti 1921 5 centimes
• 1949 franc
• Djibouti 1959 5 francs
• Coins and currency dated 1959
• return to coins of Djibouti