© Mauri Peralta
© Mauri Peralta
1 Franc - SOFIM ND
1950 year| Aluminium | 1.32 g | 23 mm |
| Location | Juan de Nova Island (Scattered Islands in the Indian Ocean) |
|---|---|
| Type | Trade tokens › Work encampment, mine and wage tokens |
| Year | 1950 |
| Value | 1 Franc (1 XPF) |
| Currency | CFP franc (1945-date) |
| Composition | Aluminium |
| Weight | 1.32 g |
| Diameter | 23 mm |
| Thickness | 1.55 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled, Countermarked |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Updated | 2024-11-14 |
| Numista | N#132570 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 95% |
Reverse
Hexagonal countermark:
-P-
SOFIM
JUAN DE NOVA
Host coin (1 Franc French Equatorial Africa):
Leptoceros gazelle head and various crops,
divides denomination.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
1 F
-P-
SOFIM
JUAN DE NOVA
AFRIQUE EQUATORIALE FRANÇAISE
Translation:
-P-
SOFIM
JUAN DE NOVA
French Equatorial Africa
Engraver: Lucien Georges Bazor
Edge
Plain
Comment
Token from Juan de Nova Island (150 km away from Madagascar) issued by the Société Française des Îles Malgaches (SOFIM) during the 1950's. The token was issued to pay workers in the Juan De Nova phosphate mines.
