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  • 10 Francs 1972-2005, KM# 8, French Polynesia
  • 10 Francs 1972-2005, KM# 8, French Polynesia
Description

French Polynesia is an overseas collectivity of the French Republic sometimes unofficially referred to as an overseas country. It is composed of 118 geographically dispersed islands and atolls stretching over an expanse of more than 2,000 kilometres (1,200 mi) in the South Pacific Ocean.

Obverse

Liberty head left, date below.

The Institut d'émission d'outre-mer (IEOM) issues the CFP Franc, the currency of the French overseas collectivities French Polynesia, New Caledonia, and Wallis and Futuna.

Engraver: Raymond Joly

RÉPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE
I·E·O·M
·2002·
R. JOLY

Reverse

Two tikis back to back, mintmark on the right, mint master's marks on the left, engravers initials below. The country name above, value below.

In Māori mythology, Tiki is the first man created by either Tūmatauenga or Tāne. He found the first woman Marikoriko in a pond; she seduced him and he became the father of Hine-kau-ataata. By extension, a tiki is a large or small wooden or stone carving in humanoid form, although this is a somewhat archaic usage in the Māori language. Carvings similar to tikis and coming to represent deified ancestors are found in most Polynesian cultures. They often serve to mark the boundaries of sacred or significant sites.

Mint mark of the Paris Mint (Monnaie de Paris in Pessac): Cornucopia (horn of plenty)

The directors of the Paris Mint use the following mint master's marks:
1958-1974: Owl (Raymond Joly)
1974-1994: Dolphin (Emile Rousseau)
1994–2000: Bee (Pierre Rodier)
2001–2002: Horseshoe (Gérard Buquoy)
2003: Heart (Serge Levet)
2004–2010: Hunting horn (Hubert Larivière)

Engraver: Aleth Guzman

POLYNESIE FRANÇAISE
10 f
GA

Edge

10 Francs

With IEOM
KM# 8 Schön# 15
Characteristics
Material Nickel
Weight 6 g
Diameter 24 mm
Thickness 1.8 mm
Shape round
Alignment Coin
Mint
Paris Mint (A)

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