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Coins from New Caledonia

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New Caledonia is a French overseas "collectivity" in the Pacific east of Australia, not far from Vanuatu. It has a population of close to 270,000.
Wikidata: Q33788

Token coinage (1881-1882)

5 Centimes (Le Nickel)
1881
Token
Copper-nickel • 3.6 g • ⌀ 20.4 mm
X# Tn1, Lec# 3, Lec# 4

10 Centimes (Le Nickel)
1881
Token
Copper-nickel • 4.5 g • ⌀ 22 mm
X# Tn2, Lec# 5, Lec# 6, El Mon.# 10.2

25 Centimes (Le Nickel)
1881
Token
Copper-nickel • 4.42 g • ⌀ 24 mm
X# Tn3, Lec# 7, Lec# 8, El Mon.# 10.3

5 Francs (Gomen)
1881-1882
Token
Copper-nickel • 9.12 g • ⌀ 27 mm
X# Tn4, Lec# 9, Lec# 10, El Mon.# 15.1, El Mon.# 15.2

CFP Franc (1945-date)

100 centimes = 1 franc

50 Centimes (Essai)
1948
Pattern
Bronze-nickel • 2.7 g • ⌀ 18 mm
KM# E1, KM# E2, Lec# 19, Lec# 20

50 Centimes (Essai aluminium, flat rim) – obverse

50 Centimes (Essai aluminium, flat rim) – reverse

50 Centimes (Essai aluminium, flat rim)
1948
Pattern
Aluminium • ⌀ 18 mm
KM# E1a, Lec# 22

50 Centimes (Essai aluminium, raised rim) – obverse

50 Centimes (Essai aluminium, raised rim) – reverse

50 Centimes (Essai aluminium, raised rim)
1948
Pattern
Aluminium • ⌀ 18 mm
KM# E2a, Lec# 20

50 Centimes (Union Française)
1949
Aluminium • 0.7 g • ⌀ 18 mm
KM# 1, Schön# 1, Lec# 33

50 Centimes (Piedfort with essai) – obverse

50 Centimes (Piedfort with essai) – reverse

50 Centimes (Piedfort with essai)
1949
Pattern
Aluminium • ⌀ 18 mm
KM# PE1, Lec# 31

50 Centimes (Essai)
1949
Pattern
Nickel brass • 2.55 g • ⌀ 18 mm
KM# E7, Lec# 32

1 Franc (Essai)
1948
Pattern
Bronze-nickel • 5.5 g • ⌀ 23 mm
KM# E3, Lec# 23, Lec# 25, KM# E4

1 Franc (Essai aluminium, flat rim) – obverse

1 Franc (Essai aluminium, flat rim) – reverse

1 Franc (Essai aluminium, flat rim)
1948
Pattern
Aluminium • ⌀ 23 mm
KM# E3a, Lec# 26

1 Franc (Essai aluminium, raised rim) – obverse

1 Franc (Essai aluminium, raised rim) – reverse

1 Franc (Essai aluminium, raised rim)
1948
Pattern
Aluminium • ⌀ 23 mm
KM# E4a, Lec# 24

1 Franc (Union française)
1949
Aluminium • 1.3 g • ⌀ 23 mm
KM# 2, Schön# 2, Lec# 36

1 Franc (Essai)
1949
Pattern
Nickel brass • 5.25 g • ⌀ 23 mm
KM# E8, Lec# 35

1 Franc (Piedfort with essai)
1952
Pattern
Aluminium • ⌀ 23 mm
KM# PE2

1 Franc (without IEOM)
1971
Aluminium • 1.3 g • ⌀ 23 mm
KM# 8, Schön# 5, Lec# 37

1 Franc
1972-2020
Aluminium • 1.3 g • ⌀ 23 mm
KM# 10, Schön# 10, Lec# 32 -> 52

1 Franc (Piedfort silver)
1979
Pattern
Silver (.925) • 10.20 g • ⌀ 23 mm
KM# P4a, Lec# 42

1 Franc (Piedfort gold)
1979
Non-circulating coin
Gold (.920) • 18.20 g • ⌀ 23 mm
KM# P4b, Schön# 10c, Lec# 41

2 Francs (Essai)
1948
Pattern
Bronze-nickel • 10 g • ⌀ 27 mm
KM# E5, KM# E6, Lec# 27, Lec# 29

2 Francs (Essai aluminium, flat rim) – obverse

2 Francs (Essai aluminium, flat rim) – reverse

2 Francs (Essai aluminium, flat rim)
1948
Pattern
Aluminium • ⌀ 27 mm
KM# E5a, Lec# 30

2 Francs (Essai aluminium, raised rim) – obverse

2 Francs (Essai aluminium, raised rim) – reverse

2 Francs (Essai aluminium, raised rim)
1948
Pattern
Aluminium • ⌀ 27 mm
KM# E6a, Lec# 28

2 Francs (Union Française)
1949
Aluminium • 2.26 g • ⌀ 27 mm
KM# 3, Schön# 3, Lec# 55

2 Francs (Piedfort with essai) – obverse

2 Francs (Piedfort with essai) – reverse

2 Francs (Piedfort with essai)
1949
Pattern
Aluminium • ⌀ 27 mm
KM# PE3, Lec# 53a

2 Francs (Essai)
1949
Pattern
Copper-nickel • 9.72 g • ⌀ 27 mm
KM# E9, Lec# 54

2 Francs
1971
Aluminium • 2.2 g • ⌀ 27 mm
KM# 9, Schön# 6, Lec# 56

2 Francs
1973-2020
Aluminium • 2.2 g • ⌀ 27 mm
KM# 14, Schön# 11, Lec# 57 -> 68

2 Francs (Piedfort aluminium)
1979
Pattern
Aluminium • 4.4 g • ⌀ 27 mm
KM# P5

2 Francs (Piedfort silver)
1979
Pattern
Silver (.925) • 17.3 g • ⌀ 27 mm
KM# P5a, Lec# 60

2 Francs (Piedfort gold)
1979
Pattern
Gold (.920) • 30.8 g • ⌀ 27 mm
KM# P5b

5 Francs (Union française)
1952
Aluminium • 3.80 g • ⌀ 31 mm
KM# 4, Schön# 4, Lec# 71

5 Francs (Piedfort with essai) – obverse

5 Francs (Piedfort with essai) – reverse

5 Francs (Piedfort with essai)
1952
Pattern
Aluminium • ⌀ 31 mm
KM# PE4, Lec# 69

5 Francs (Essai)
1952
Pattern
Aluminium • 3.75 g • ⌀ 31 mm
KM# E10, Lec# 70

5 Francs (Piedfort silver)
1979
Pattern
Silver (.925) • 27.7 g • ⌀ 31 mm
KM# P6a, Lec# 73

5 Francs (Piedfort gold)
1979
Pattern
Gold (.920) • 49 g • ⌀ 31 mm
KM# P6b

5 Francs (IEOM)
1983-2019
Aluminium • 3.75 g • ⌀ 31 mm
KM# 16, Schön# 12, Lec# 75 -> 81

10 Francs (Piedfort nickel)
1967
Pattern
Nickel • ⌀ 24 mm
KM# P1, Lec# 84

10 Francs (Piedfort silver)
1967
Pattern
Silver (.950) • ⌀ 24 mm
KM# P1a, Lec# 84

10 Francs (Piedfort gold)
1967
Pattern
Gold (.920) • 23.46 g • ⌀ 24 mm
KM# P1b, Lec# 82

10 Francs (without IEOM)
1967-1970
Nickel • 6 g • ⌀ 24 mm
KM# 5, Schön# 7, Lec# 86, Lec# 87

10 Francs (Essai)
1967
Pattern
Nickel • 6 g • ⌀ 24 mm
KM# E11, Lec# 85

10 Francs
1972-2005
Nickel • 6 g • ⌀ 24 mm
KM# 11, Schön# 13, Lec# 88 -> 99

10 Francs (Piedfort nickel)
1979
Pattern
Nickel • 12 g • ⌀ 24 mm
KM# P7

10 Francs (Piedfort silver)
1979
Non-circulating coin
Silver (.925) • 14.2 g • ⌀ 24 mm
KM# P7a, Lec# 92

10 Francs (Piedfort gold)
1979
Pattern
Gold (.920) • 25.30 g • ⌀ 24 mm
KM# P7b