3 Francs Flat-headed cat

Tromelin Island is an uninhabited French territory of roughly one square kilometer administered by the TAAF, with no permanent population and no economy — which is precisely the point. Coins issued under Scattered Islands designations exist solely for the philatelic and numismatic collector market, bearing no relationship to any actual monetary circulation. The flat-headed cat (Prionailurus planiceps) is native to Southeast Asian river systems, thousands of kilometers from Tromelin, making its appearance here a pure marketing choice rather than any regional or ecological connection.