Djibouti 1999 10 francs

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 tho without the governmental collapse experienced by Somalia next door. The specimen shown was struck at the Paris mint.

Recorded mintage: unknown but common.

Specification: aluminum bronze.

Catalog reference: KM 23.

Source:

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

Link to:

• Somalia 1976 50 senti
• 1996 250 francs, History of Navigation
• Coins and currency dated 1999
• return to coins of the Djibouti