a gold coin with the image of a woman and a bird on it
MDC Monnaies de Collection

Estimate €3,000
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Description
NEW CALEDONIA Fifth Republic (1958 to the present). 1 franc I.E.O.M. gold Piéfort, burnished flan (PROOF) 1979, Paris. Obverse: FRENCH REPUBLIC - I. E - O. M. The Republic, draped and wearing a helmet, seated facing forwards with her head to the right, on a throne with lion-head armrests, before the Tablets of the Law, holding a torch in her left hand and a cornucopia in her right; signature G. B. BAZOR; in the exergue (varying) (date) (varying). Rev. NEW - CALEDONIA. Within a crown formed of two branches, a crested cagou with outstretched wings, flying to the left; above, 1 FRANC. Lec.41 – KM.P4b; Gold – 18.2 g – 23 mm – 6 h This is the second-highest grade! NGC PF 68 (8769661-012). Polished proof finish. Only 200 copies minted. Proof. The Overseas Issuing Institute (I.E.O.M.) has been the central bank for the overseas territories in the Pacific (New Caledonia, French Polynesia, Wallis and Futuna) since 1966
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Auction time 10/15/2026 at 9:30 AM
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