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09 Feb 1507 Discovered by Portuguese Capt. Diego Fernandez Pereira,
named Santa Appollonia.
09 Feb 1513 Re-discovered by Portuguese Capt. Pedro de Mascarenhas,
named Ilha Mascarene.
24 Mar 1613 English Capt. Samuel Castelton names the island England's
Forest.
Jun 1638 Claimed for France by Salomon Goubert, named Île Saint-Paul.
Sep 1642 Official claimed for France as a French colony.
Dec 1649 Annexed for France, renamed Île Bourbon.
1664 First settlement.
01 Dec 1674 - 1764 Under
the French Compagnie des Indes Orientales rule.
1764 French crown colony.
19 Mar 1793 Renamed Île de la Réunion (sometimes called Réunion des
Patriotes).
25 Oct 1797 - 19 Apr 1801 Nominally organized as a département of
France, but was in
the hands of a colonial assembly controlled by royalists.
03 Feb 1803 - 09 Jul 1810 Part of the French colony of
Indes-Orientales (under
Mauritius).
15 Aug 1806 Île Bonaparte
09 Jul 1810 - Apr 1815 Occupied by Britain.
07 Aug 1810 Île Bourbon.
06 Sep 1848 Réunion
22 Jun 1940 - 28 Nov 1942 Administration loyal to Vichy France
28 Nov 1942 - 1945 British
occupation, French civil administration of Free French
continues.
19 Mar 1946 French overseas département.
28 Mar 2003 French overseas region. |
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Arab sailors formerly
called the island Adna Al Maghribain (“The closest of the two western
islands”). Chola navy landed in the island during 11th century and called it
as Theemai Theevu, which means Island of destruction referring to the
presence of volcanoes in the Island, which is inscribed on the Tanjore
inscription of 1050. The Portuguese are thought to have been the first
European visitors, finding it uninhabited in 1635, and naming it after Saint
Apollonia.
The island was then occupied by France and administered from Port Louis,
Mauritius. Although the French flag was hoisted by François Cauche in 1638,
Santa Apollonia was officially claimed by Jacques Pronis of France in 1642,
when he deported a dozen French mutineers to the island from Madagascar. The
convicts were returned to France several years later, and in 1649, the
island was named Île Bourbon after the royal house. Colonization started in
1665, when the French East India Company sent the first twenty settlers. |
| “Réunion” was
the name given to the island in 1793 by a decree of the Convention with the
fall of the House of Bourbon in France, and the name commemorates the union
of revolutionaries from Marseille with the National Guard in Paris, which
took place on 10 August 1792. In 1801, the island was renamed "Île
Bonaparte," after Napoleon Bonaparte. The island was invaded by a Royal Navy
squadron led by Commodore Josias Rowley in 1810, who used the old name of
“Bourbon”. When it was restored to France by the Congress of Vienna in 1815,
the island retained the name of "Bourbon" until the fall of the restored
Bourbons during the French Revolution of 1848, when the island was once
again given the name “Réunion”. From the 17th to the 19th centuries, French
immigration supplemented by influxes of Africans, Chinese, Malays, and
Indians gave the island its ethnic mix. The opening of the Suez Canal in
1869 reduced the importance of the island as a stopover on the East Indies
trade route. During the Second World War, Réunion was under the authority of
the Vichy Regime until 30 November 1942, when the island was liberated by
the destroyer Léopard. Réunion became a département d'outre-mer (overseas
départment) of France on 19 March 1946. Its département code is 974. |
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| Currency:
Euro is used on this Island. Before Euro,
French Franc was used. A few coins have been made on Réunion
from time to time till 1973 (Currency: CFA Franc = 100 centimes). CFA Franc pegging:
- 26 December 1945: CFA Franc = 1.70 French
Francs.
- 17 December 1948: CFA Franc = 2 French Francs.
- 01 January 1959: 50 CFA Francs = (New) French
Franc.
- 01 January 1975: Réunion
leaves CFA franc for French franc.
- 01 January 1999: adopts Euro.
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1896 |
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KM#4 50 centimes. Year:
1896.
Weight: 2.50g.
Metal:
Copper-Nickel. Diameter:
22.00 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Coin.
Mint:
Paris.
Obverse Wordings: CONTRE-VALEUR DÉPOSÉE.
AU TRÉSOR COLONIAL. BON POUR 50 CENT. 1896. Reverse:
RÉPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE. ILE DE LA RÉUNION.
LAGRANGE written below bust.
Mintage: 1,000,000.
Minted Years: One
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KM#5 1 Franc. Year:
1896.
Weight: 4.50g.
Metal:
Copper-Nickel. Diameter:
25.00 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Coin.
Mint:
Paris.
Obverse Wordings: CONTRE-VALEUR DÉPOSÉE.
AU TRÉSOR COLONIAL. BON POUR UN FRANC 1896. Reverse:
RÉPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE. ILE DE LA RÉUNION.
LAGRANGE written below bust.
Mintage: 500,000.
Minted Years: One
year type. |
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1948 |
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KM#6.1 1 Franc. Year:
1948.
Weight: 1.30g.
Metal: Aluminum.
Diameter:
23.00 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Coin.
Mint:
Paris (mint mark: wing).
Obverse: REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE. Winged
liberty head left. Reverse:
REUNION. Sugarcane plants divide value.
Mintage: 3,000,000.
Minted Years:
1948, 1964, 1968, 1969, 1971 and 1973.
Engraver:
Lucien Georges Bazor.
Note: L. BAZOR lower left of bust and
GB. lower right of bust. |
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Note:
KM#6.2 1 Franc dated 1969 is made on thinner planchet and KM#7 1
Franc dated 1948 has REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE UNION FRANÇAISE legends
instead of REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE on the obverse side. |
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KM#8 2 Francs. Year:
1948.
Weight: 2.20g.
Metal: Aluminum.
Diameter:
27.00 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Coin.
Mint:
Paris (mint mark: wing).
Obverse: REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE. Winged
liberty head left. Reverse:
REUNION. Sugarcane plants divide value.
Mintage: 2,000,000.
Minted Years:
1948, 1968-1971 and 1973.
Engraver:
Lucien Georges Bazor. Note:
L. BAZOR lower left of bust and GB. lower right of bust. |
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1955 |
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| KM#9 5 Francs. Year:
1955.
Weight: 3.78g.
Metal: Aluminum.
Diameter:
30.00 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Coin.
Mint:
Paris (mint mark: wing).
Obverse: REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE. Winged
liberty head left. Reverse:
REUNION. Sugarcane plants divide value.
Mintage: 3,000,000.
Minted Years:
1955 and 1969-1973.
Engraver:
Lucien Georges Bazor. Note:
L. BAZOR lower left of bust and GB. lower right of bust. |
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1962 |
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KM#11 20 Francs. Year:
1962.
Weight: 3.93g.
Metal:
Aluminum-Bronze.
Diameter:
23.00 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Coin.
Mint:
Paris (mint mark: owl).
Obverse: REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE. Winged
liberty head left. Reverse:
REUNION. Crowned shield divides value.
Ribbon: PRÆTER OMNES ANGULUS RIDET.
Mintage: 190,000.
Minted Years:
1955, 1960-1962 and 1964.
Engraver:
Lucien Georges Bazor.
Note: L. BAZOR lower left of bust and
GB. lower right of bust. 1969-1973 exits in Aluminum-Nickel-Bronze
as KM#11a. |
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1964 |
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KM#6.1 1 Franc. Year:
1964.
Weight: 1.30g.
Metal: Aluminum.
Diameter:
23.00 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Coin.
Mint:
Paris (mint mark: owl).
Obverse: REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE. Winged
liberty head left. Reverse:
REUNION. Sugarcane plants divide value.
Mintage: 1,000,000.
Minted Years:
1948, 1964, 1968, 1969, 1971 and 1973.
Engraver:
Lucien Georges Bazor.
Note: L. BAZOR lower left of bust and
GB. lower right of bust. |
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KM#10 10 Francs. Year:
1964.
Weight: 2.95g.
Metal:
Aluminum-Bronze.
Diameter:
20.00 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Coin.
Mint:
Paris (mint mark: owl).
Obverse: REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE. Winged
liberty head left. Reverse:
REUNION. Crowned shield divides value.
Ribbon: PRÆTER OMNES ANGULUS RIDET.
Mintage: 1,000,000.
Minted Years:
1955, 1962 and 1964.
Engraver:
Lucien Georges Bazor.
Note: L. BAZOR lower left of bust and
GB. lower right of bust. 1964 and 1969-1973 exits in
Aluminum-Nickel-Bronze as KM#10a. |
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KM#11 20 Francs. Year:
1964.
Weight: 4.00g.
Metal:
Aluminum-Bronze.
Diameter:
23.00 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Coin.
Mint:
Paris (mint mark: owl).
Obverse: REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE. Winged
liberty head left. Reverse:
REUNION. Crowned shield divides value.
Ribbon: PRÆTER OMNES ANGULUS RIDET.
Mintage: 750,000.
Minted Years:
1955, 1960-1962 and 1964.
Engraver:
Lucien Georges Bazor.
Note: L. BAZOR lower left of bust and
GB. lower right of bust. 1969-1973 exits in Aluminum-Nickel-Bronze
as KM#11a. |
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KM#12 50 Franc. Year:
1964.
Weight: 5.94g.
Metal: Nickel.
Diameter:
23.50 mm. Edge:
Reeded.
Alignment: Coin.
Mint:
Paris (mint mark: owl).
Obverse: REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE. Winged
liberty head left. Reverse:
REUNION. Crowned shield divides value.
Ribbon: PRÆTER OMNES ANGULUS RIDET.
Mintage: 500,000.
Minted Years:
1962,
1964, 1969, 1970 and 1973.
Engraver:
Lucien Georges Bazor. Note: L.
BAZOR lower left of bust and GB. lower right of bust. |
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KM#13 100 Franc. Year:
1964.
Weight: 8.54g.
Metal: Nickel.
Diameter:
26.50 mm. Edge:
Reeded.
Alignment: Coin.
Mint:
Paris (mint mark: owl).
Obverse: REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE. Winged
liberty head left. Reverse:
REUNION. Crowned shield divides value.
Ribbon: PRÆTER OMNES ANGULUS RIDET.
Mintage: 2,000,000.
Minted Years:
1964 and 1969-1973.
Engraver:
Lucien Georges Bazor. Note: L.
BAZOR lower left of bust and GB. lower right of bust. |
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1969 |
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KM#8 2 Francs. Year:
1969.
Weight: 2.20g.
Metal: Aluminum.
Diameter:
27.00 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Coin.
Mint:
Paris (mint mark: owl).
Obverse: REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE. Winged
liberty head left. Reverse:
REUNION. Sugarcane plants divide value.
Mintage: 150,000.
Minted Years:
1948, 1968-1971 and 1973.
Engraver:
Lucien Georges Bazor. Note:
L. BAZOR lower left of bust and GB. lower right of bust. |
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1970 |
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KM#11a 20 Francs. Year:
1970.
Weight: 3.97g.
Metal:
Aluminum-Nickel-Bronze.
Diameter:
23.00 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Coin.
Mint:
Paris (mint mark: owl).
Obverse: REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE. Winged
liberty head left. Reverse:
REUNION. Crowned shield divides value.
Ribbon: PRÆTER OMNES ANGULUS RIDET.
Mintage: 200,000.
Minted Years:
1969-1973.
Engraver:
Lucien Georges Bazor.
Note: L. BAZOR lower left of bust and
GB. lower right of bust. |
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1973 |
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KM#6.1 1 Franc. Year:
1973.
Weight: 1.29g.
Metal: Aluminum.
Diameter:
23.00 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Coin.
Mint:
Paris (mint mark: owl).
Obverse: REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE. Winged
liberty head left. Reverse:
REUNION. Sugarcane plants divide value.
Mintage: 500,000.
Minted Years:
1948, 1964, 1968, 1969, 1971 and 1973.
Engraver:
Lucien Georges Bazor.
Note: L. BAZOR lower left of bust and
GB. lower right of bust. |
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