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NEW_CALEDONIA
KM 10 |
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SHORT COINS ENCYCLOPAEDIA |
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NEW_CALEDONIA
KM 10 |
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SHORT COINS ENCYCLOPAEDIA |
| Face Value | Diameter mm | Weight g | Thickness mm | Edge | Composition | Rotation |
| 1 franc | 23.0 | 1.3 | Plain | Aluminum | Coin |
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Inscriptions along the rim in French, image of sitting Marianna, symbolizing France in the center, dividing inscription 'I.E.O.M.', below - the year of minting. |
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In the center: Kadu bird, above - face value, below - title of territory. The Kagu, Rhynochetos jubatus, is a long-legged blue-greyish bird endemic to the dense mountain forests of New Caledonia. |