French Oceania 1952 5 francs

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from the Mountain Groan Collection
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This specimen was struck for French Polynesia (then called French Oceania) by the Paris mint, which issued this type 1952 only. It joined a 50 centimes, one franc and two francs struck in 1949. French Polynesia is better known to English speakers as Tahiti. This coin shares a common obverse with other types issued for various French colonies.

Recorded mintage: 2,000,000.

Specification: 3.75 g, aluminum, 31 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 4.

Source:

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

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