Coins from Réunion

Réunion is an island located off the coast of Madagascar in the Indian Ocean. It was first settled in 1665 by the French East India Company, named the Île (de France et) Bourbon initially, until the last part of its name was changed by Napoléon to "Îles de France et Bonaparte". The old name was instated in 1816, by which point neighbouring Île Maurice (Mauritius) had been lost to the British, and it was renamed Réunion in 1848 after slavery there was abolished. The first coins minted for Réunion were copper-nickel 50 centimes and 1 franc issued in 1896. The island was under Vichy during WWII until 1942, when Free France took over there. Today it remains an overseas department of France, and uses the Euro.
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See also: Isles de France and Bonaparte, Mauritius, France

• Franc (1795-1959)
• Franc (notgeld, 1914-1931)
• CFP franc (1945-date)
• Îles de France et Bourbon - Pound
• Île Bourbon - Franc

Franc (1795-1959)

100 Centimes = 1 Franc

50 Centimes (Essai)
1896
Pattern
Copper-nickel
KM# E1, Lec# 39

50 Centimes
1896
Copper-nickel • 2.5 g • ⌀ 22 mm
KM# 4

1 Franc (Essai)
1896
Pattern
Copper-nickel
KM# E2, Lec# 43

1 Franc
1896
Copper-nickel • 4.48 g • ⌀ 26 mm
KM# 5

Franc (notgeld, 1914-1931)

100 Centimes = 1 Franc

5 Centimes (French Overseas Department)
1920
Token
Aluminium • 0.56 g • ⌀ 18 mm
KM# Tn1

10 Centimes (French Overseas Department)
1920
Token
Aluminium • 1 g • ⌀ 20 mm
KM# Tn2

25 Centimes (French Overseas Department)
1920
Token
Aluminium • ⌀ 25 mm
KM# Tn3

CFP franc (1945-date)

100 Centimes = 1 Franc

1 Franc (Essai)
1948
Pattern
Copper-nickel • ⌀ 23 mm
KM# E3

1 Franc (Piedfort Essai)
1948
Pattern
Aluminium
KM# PE3, Lec# 43

1 Franc
1948-1973
Aluminium • 1.3 g • ⌀ 23 mm
KM# 6, Schön# 4

1 Franc (Mule Issue)
1948
Aluminium • 1.3 g • ⌀ 23 mm
KM# 7

2 Francs (Essai)
1948
Pattern
Nickel brass • 10.3 g • ⌀ 27 mm
KM# E4

2 Francs (Piedfort Essai)
1948
Pattern
Aluminium
KM# PE4, Lec# 43

2 Francs
1948-1973
Aluminium • 2.2 g • ⌀ 27 mm
KM# 8, Schön# 5

5 Francs (Essai)
1955
Pattern
Aluminium • 3.5 g • ⌀ 30 mm
KM# E5

5 Francs
1955-1973
Aluminium • 3.5 g • ⌀ 30 mm
KM# 9, Schön# 6

10 Francs (Essai)
1955
Pattern
Aluminium-bronze • 3 g • ⌀ 20 mm
KM# E6

10 Francs
1955-1964
Aluminium-bronze • 3.0 g • ⌀ 20 mm
KM# 10, Schön# 7

10 Francs
1969-1973
Aluminium-nickel-bronze • 3.0 g • ⌀ 20.0 mm
KM# 10a

20 Francs (Essai)
1955
Pattern
Aluminium-bronze • 4 g • ⌀ 23.5 mm
KM# E7

20 Francs
1955-1964
Aluminium-bronze • 4 g • ⌀ 23.5 mm
KM# 11, Schön# 8

20 Francs
1969-1973
Aluminium-nickel-bronze • 4 g • ⌀ 23.5 mm
KM# 11a

50 Francs (Essai)
1962
Pattern
Nickel • 6.2 g
KM# E8

50 Francs
1962-1973
Nickel • 6.0 g • ⌀ 24 mm
KM# 12, Schön# 9

100 Francs (Essai)
1964
Pattern
Nickel • 8.54 g • ⌀ 26.5 mm
KM# E10

100 Francs
1964-1973
Nickel • 8.54 g • ⌀ 26.5 mm
KM# 13, Schön# 10

Îles de France et Bourbon - Pound

2 Sols - Louis XVI
1780
Pattern
Billon
KM# Pn1

3 Sols - Louis XVI
1779-1780
Billon • 2.1 g • ⌀ 23 mm
KM# 1, Zay# 24

3 Sous - Louis XVI
1781
Billon • 2.185 g • ⌀ 23 mm
KM# 2, Zay# 29

Île Bourbon - Franc

10 Centimes - Louis XVIII
1816
Billon • 2.3 g • ⌀ 22 mm
KM# A1, Zay# 34