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MDC Monnaies de Collection

1567 - FRENCH POLYNESIA Third Republic (1870–1940). Medal commemora…
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Estimate €100
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FRENCH POLYNESIA Third Republic (1870–1940). Medal commemorating the centenary of the evangelisation of Mangareva, 1934. Ruedas - ; Gilded silver - 29 mm - 12 h Top Pop: this is the only graded specimen! PCGS AU58 (56277868). Superb. In August 1834, the French priests Honoré Laval and François Caret, members of the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Picpus, landed on the Gambier Islands to establish the very first permanent Catholic mission in the South Pacific. Faced with initial resistance from King Maputeoa on the main island of Mangareva, the missionaries first settled on neighbouring islands, where they succeeded in converting the local chiefs, leading to the widespread destruction of the marae (traditional temples) to make way for the new churches
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About the sale A selection of coins and medals from the collection of an amateur collector from Burgundy (Part 2)
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Auction time 09/05/2026 at 9:00 AM
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