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FRENCH_POLYNESIA
KM 8 |
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SHORT COINS ENCYCLOPAEDIA |
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FRENCH_POLYNESIA
KM 8 |
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SHORT COINS ENCYCLOPAEDIA |
| Face Value | Diameter mm | Weight g | Thickness mm | Edge | Composition | Rotation |
| 10 francs | 24.0 | 6.0 | Reeded | Nickel | Coin |
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Inscriptions along the
rim: title of parent state in French. At the center - image of woman,
symbolizing France, below - inscription 'I.E.O.M', the year of minting.
The Institut d'émission d'Outre-Mer (IEOM), a Paris-based national public institution, empowered to issue a uniform currency in the French territories of the Pacific. |
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Inscriptions along the rim: title of colony in French. In the center - head of a deity (top of a staff) between mintmarks, below - face value. |