Coins from Djibouti

In 1862, French merchants purchased Obock, a small port on the Red Sea. In 1868, Marseille shipowners settled in the Gulf of Tadjourah. These territories were transferred to the French government in 1884, and the French extended their protectorate over this desert region, the sole advantage of which was its strategic position by the sea following the opening of the Suez Canal. In 1896, the territories of Obock, Tadjourah, Damakil, and Somali became the French Coast of the Somalis, with Djibouti as its capital. Also known as French Somaliland, this administrative territory of the French colonial empire later became the French Territory of the Afars and the Issas (1967-1977), and then the Republic of Djibouti after gaining independence.
Wikidata: Q977

Periods from Djibouti: Obock Territory (1862-1896), French Somaliland (1896-1967), Afars and Issas (1967-1977), Djibouti (1977-date)

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Djibouti › Obock Territory (1862-1896) • Indian Rupee (1885-1943)

Indian ½ Rupee counterstamped (Victoria)
ND (1892-1914)

Standard circulation coin
Silver (.916) • 6 g • ⌀ 24.5 mm
KM# 1, N# 142810
Indian Rupee counterstamped (William IV)
ND (1892-1914)

Standard circulation coin
Silver (.917) • 11.66 g • ⌀ 30.5 mm
KM# 2.1, N# 143501
Indian Rupee counterstamped (Victoria)
ND (1892-1914)

Standard circulation coin
Silver (.917) • 11.64 g • ⌀ 32 mm
KM# 2.2, N# 143547
Available for swap Indian Rupee counterstamped (Victoria)
ND (1892-1914)

Standard circulation coin
Silver (.917) • 11.66 g • ⌀ 30.79 mm
KM# 2.4, N# 143615

Djibouti › Obock Territory (1862-1896) • Maria Theresa Thaler (1885-1943)

Thaler counterstamped (Maria Theresa)
ND (1892-1914)

Standard circulation coin
Silver (.833) • 28 g • ⌀ 41 mm
KM# 3.1, N# 382353

Djibouti › French Somaliland (1896-1967) • Djibouti Franc CFA (1945-1949)

100 Centimes = 1 Franc

Available for swap 1 Franc (Essai)
1948

Pattern
Copper-nickel • 5.3 g • ⌀ 23 mm
KM# E1, Lec# 23, N# 42628
1 Franc (Piedfort Essai)
1948

Pattern
Aluminium
KM# PE1, N# 142254
Available for swap 1 Franc
1948-1949

Standard circulation coin
Aluminium • 1.3 g • ⌀ 23 mm
KM# 4, N# 5723
Available for swap 2 Francs (Essai)
1948

Pattern
Copper-nickel • 10.3 g • ⌀ 27 mm
KM# E2, N# 42629
2 Francs (Piedfort Essai)
1948

Pattern
Aluminium
KM# PE2, N# 142255
Available for swap 2 Francs
1948-1949

Standard circulation coin
Aluminium • 2.2 g • ⌀ 27 mm
KM# 5, N# 11679
Available for swap 5 Francs
1948

Standard circulation coin
Aluminium • 3.8 g • ⌀ 31.1 mm
KM# 6, Lec# 40, N# 5164
Available for swap 5 Francs (Essai)
1948

Pattern
Copper-nickel • 15.2 g • ⌀ 31 mm
KM# E3, N# 42630
5 Francs (Piedfort Essai)
1948

Pattern
Aluminium
KM# PE3, N# 142256

Djibouti › French Somaliland (1896-1967) • Djibouti Franc (1949-1967)

100 Centimes = 1 Franc

Available for swap 1 Franc
1959-1965

Standard circulation coin
Aluminium • 1.3 g • ⌀ 23 mm
KM# 8, N# 11678
Available for swap 2 Francs
1959-1965

Standard circulation coin
Aluminium • 2.2 g • ⌀ 27 mm
KM# 9, Schön# 6, N# 5165
Available for swap 5 Francs
1959-1965

Standard circulation coin
Aluminium • 3.5 g • ⌀ 31 mm
KM# 10, N# 7116
Available for swap 10 Francs
1965

Standard circulation coin
Aluminium bronze • 3 g • ⌀ 20 mm
KM# 11, Schön# 8, Lec# 44, N# 5163
Available for swap 10 Francs (Essai)
1965

Pattern
Aluminium bronze • 3 g • ⌀ 20 mm
KM# E5, N# 177545
Available for swap 20 Francs
1952

Standard circulation coin
Aluminium bronze • 3.7 g • ⌀ 23.5 mm
KM# 7, Lec# 47, N# 5162
20 Francs (Piedfort Essai)
1952

Pattern
Aluminium bronze
KM# PE4, N# 142257
Available for swap 20 Francs
1965

Standard circulation coin
Aluminium bronze • 4 g • ⌀ 23.5 mm
KM# 12, Lec# 48, N# 11680

Djibouti › Afars and Issas (1967-1977) • Afars and Issas Franc (1967-1977)

1 Franc (Essai)
1969

Pattern
Aluminium • 1.3 g • ⌀ 24 mm
KM# E4, N# 178044
Available for swap 1 Franc
1969-1975

Standard circulation coin
Aluminium • 1.3 g • ⌀ 23 mm
KM# 16, Lec# 50, N# 11256
2 Francs (Essai)
1968

Pattern
Aluminium • 2.2 g • ⌀ 27 mm
KM# E1, N# 178055
Available for swap 2 Francs
1968-1975

Standard circulation coin
Aluminium • 2.2 g • ⌀ 27 mm
KM# 13, Lec# 54, N# 5160
5 Francs (Essai)
1968

Pattern
Aluminium • 3.8 g • ⌀ 31.1 mm
KM# E2, N# 178059
Available for swap 5 Francs
1968-1975

Standard circulation coin
Aluminium • 3.5 g • ⌀ 31 mm
KM# 14, Lec# 57, N# 5161
10 Francs (Essai)
1969

Pattern
Brass • 3 g • ⌀ 20 mm
KM# E5, N# 178042
Available for swap 10 Francs
1969-1975

Standard circulation coin
Aluminium bronze • 3 g • ⌀ 20 mm
KM# 17, Lec# 60, Schön# 13, N# 5159
20 Francs (Essai)
1968

Pattern
Brass • 4.1 g • ⌀ 23.6 mm
KM# E3, N# 178043
Available for swap 20 Francs
1968-1975

Standard circulation coin
Aluminium bronze • 4 g • ⌀ 23.5 mm
KM# 15, Lec# 66, Lec# 65, N# 5158
50 Francs (Essai)
1970

Pattern
Copper-nickel • 7 g • ⌀ 25.5 mm
KM# E6, N# 178062
Available for swap 50 Francs
1970-1975

Standard circulation coin
Copper-nickel • 7 g • ⌀ 25.5 mm
KM# 18, Lec# 69, Lec# 68, N# 4808
100 Francs (Essai)
1970

Pattern
Copper-nickel • 11.9 g • ⌀ 30 mm
KM# E7, N# 178066
Available for swap 100 Francs
1970-1975

Standard circulation coin
Copper-nickel • 12 g • ⌀ 30 mm
KM# 19, Lec# 70, N# 6041

Djibouti › Djibouti (1977-date) • Djibouti Franc (1977-date)

100 Centimes = 1 Franc

Available for swap 1 Franc
1977-1999

Standard circulation coin
Aluminium • 1.3 g • ⌀ 23 mm
KM# 20, Schön# 17, N# 7460
1 Franc (Anniversary French Djibouti)
1999

Non-circulating coin: 50th Anniversary French Djibouti
Aluminium bronze • 33.00 g • ⌀ 40.9 mm
KM# 37, Schön# 33, N# 107295
Available for swap 2 Francs
1977-1999

Standard circulation coin
Aluminium • 2.2 g • ⌀ 27 mm
KM# 21, Schön# 18, N# 7459
Available for swap 5 Francs
1977-1999

Standard circulation coin
Aluminium • 3.5 g • ⌀ 31 mm
KM# 22, Schön# 19, N# 4383
Available for swap 10 Francs
1977-2017

Standard circulation coin
Aluminium bronze • 3 g • ⌀ 20 mm
KM# 23, Schön# 20, N# 3772
Available for swap 20 Francs
1977-2017

Standard circulation coin
Aluminium bronze • 4 g • ⌀ 23.5 mm
KM# 24, Schön# 21, N# 4384
Available for swap 50 Francs
1977-2017

Standard circulation coin
Copper-nickel • 7 g • ⌀ 25.5 mm
KM# 25, Schön# 22, N# 2035
50 Francs (Lions)
1997

Non-circulating coin: Wildlife of Africa
Silver (.925) • 20 g • ⌀ 34 mm
KM# 35, Schön# 32, N# 107296
50 Francs (Tour de France Cycling Green Jersey)
2018

Non-circulating coin: Tour de France
Silver (.925) • 12 g • ⌀ 38.61 mm
N# 358976
50 Francs (Tour de France Cycling White Jersey)
2018

Non-circulating coin: Tour de France
Silver (.925) • 12 g • ⌀ 38.61 mm
N# 358977
50 Francs (Tour de France Cycling Yellow Jersey)
2018

Non-circulating coin: Tour de France
Silver (.925) • 12 g • ⌀ 38.61 mm
N# 358978
50 Francs (Climbing)
2019

Non-circulating coin
Titanium (.990) • 10 g • ⌀ 36.1 mm
N# 374410
50 Francs (Motorcycle)
2019

Non-circulating coin
Titanium (.990) • 10 g • ⌀ 36.1 mm
N# 374411
50 Francs (Titanium Offshore)
2019

Non-circulating coin
Titanium (.990) • 10 g • ⌀ 36.1 mm
N# 374409

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