New Caledonia 1949 franc

formerly in the Mountain Groan Collection

This issue was minted in Paris for the French colony of New Caledonia in 1949 along with an aluminum 50 centimes and two francs. This coin shares a common obverse with other types issued for various French colonies. The fifty centimes was not issued again but modified versions of the one and two francs were issued 1971-2000. An aluminum five francs was added in 1952.

Recorded mintage: 4,000,000.

Specification: 1.3 g, aluminum, 23 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 2.

Source:

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

Link to:

• New Caledonia 1949 50 centimes
• New Caledonia 1949 2 francs
• French Oceania 1949 2 francs
• 1952 5 francs
• Coins and currency dated 1949