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1 Franc
| Issuer | Comoro Islands |
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| Year | 1964 |
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| Currency | CFA franc (1945-1975) |
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| Obverse description | Effigy of Marianne facing left, wearing a winged Phrygian cap, after the classic republican allegory. The field behind the portrait depicts four ships berthed at a harbor, evoking the maritime character of the territory. The engraver's signature L.BAZOR appears below the bust, with the date 1964 and the mint mark GB also present. The legend REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE arcs around the upper periphery. |
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| Reverse description | The central field features the large numeral '1' set upon a rectangular plinth, flanked by a scene of tropical vegetation evocative of the Comoros archipelago. To the left, a tall coconut palm rises prominently, with smaller palms at its base; to the right, a vanilla plant with pendant bean pods and a cluster of coconuts are depicted in fine relief. The territorial legend ARCHIPEL DES COMORES curves along the upper periphery, while the word FRANC is inscribed along the lower border beneath the denomination. |
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The Comoro Islands remained a French territory until 1975, and this issue — struck at the Paris Mint — predates an independence movement that would eventually include a unilateral declaration, a mercenary-backed counter-coup, and decades of political instability. In 1964, the archipelago was still administered as a French overseas territory, and its coinage was managed entirely through Paris, with the Institut d'Émission des Comores established only the previous year to begin separating Comorian monetary affairs from those of Madagascar.