elf New Caledonia French 50 Francs 1967 Hut Essai 1,700 minted

Description: KM E 12, the essai striking of KM 7, one year type, from an unusual location, issued for French Polynesia as a French Overseas Territory. New Caledonia is made up of about 25 islands in the Pacific, east of Australia. Crown size nickel coin, with a native hut on the reverse. Coin only. The coin was issued by the Institut d'emission d'outre-mer (Overseas Issuing Institut). The CFP franc (originally stood for "French Colonies of the Pacific", but the official name has been changed twice without affecting the initials) was established in 1945, to prevent the French colonies (French Polynesia, New Caledonia and New Hebrides) from incurring the same massive devaluations that the French franc incurred due to World War II (from 1949 to 1960, the CFP franc was worth 5.5 French francs!) Long ago, an annual assay meeting was held, for specific individuals to test the precious metal content of the gold and silver coins of a country, to verify that the mints were including the proper amounts of the precious metals in the coinage. Of course, this meeting had little value when the precious metals were no longer used in the circulating coinage, but the Assay formalities continued as a political function regardless of their usefulness. For the Paris Mint in particular, a long series of the coins of France and her related countries have been issued, marked ESSAI for this meeting. Only 1,700 coins were minted. We invite you to view our other eBay lots, and visit our eBay store, to see coins from a wide variety of locations throughout the world. Domestic Buyer pays $3.50 for postage, handling and insurance. For an international Buyer, shipping includes postage, handling and insurance; this may require Registered Mail or Priority Mail International, for countries not covered by our international shipping insurance policy. Accurate Customs documentation will be attached to international shipments. Under recent rule changes, the Post Office defines all international merchandise shipments as packages, regardless of whether they are in envelopes. Shipping for Canada, Australia and the UK depends upon how you wish for it to be shipped: (1) Registered Mail will cost about $26; or (2) First Class Mail International package (insured via a non-Post Office insurer) will cost about $13. Additional items can be added to the package for about $0.40 per ounce (for Canada) or $1 per ounce (for Australia and the UK), plus $1 per $100 value for additional coverage. 30 day return privilege for any reason, provided that the coin holder has not been opened. If you are bidding on other auctions we have on eBay or in our eBay store, please note that we combine shipments to reduce your postage costs whenever possible. Please contact us for combined shipping costs.11a/11a560

Price: 45 USD

Location: Belton, Texas

End Time: 2024-12-30T14:42:10.000Z

Shipping Cost: 4 USD