Comoros' latest type 100 Francs 1999, at 200dpi.
COMOROS
Two things....
The latest coin of the Comoro Islands
(Now a little out of date - see next article)
Three new coins for 21st century Comoros
For much of the first half the 20th century, the
coins of nearby Madagascar were used in Comoros. Also in common with
the
Madagascans the Comoriens had a name of there own for the 5 Franc unit
and this name was “Riali” relating back to (Spanish) Reales. The names
the Madagascans gave to their 1 and 2 Franc coins are explained on the
Madagascar page of this site. The Comoriens were a little less accurate
than the Madagascan with their choice of words of the 1 Franc coins and
the 2 Franc coins. The Comoriens would call a “1 Franc” coin a “rubu”
meaning
a “quarter” (of a Riali) which of course equates to 1.25 Francs and
they
would call a “2 Franc” coin a “nusu” meaning a “half” (of a Riali)
which
of course equates to 2.5 Francs. It is a long time though since any
coin
less than 5 Francs could buy much at all.
The most recent coins of the Comoros that I know
of is this coin - the 100 Francs of 1999.
Comoros' latest type 100 Francs 1999, at 200dpi.
It is as per 100 Franc coin of 1977 (KM-13) but
is
in the name of central bank. Notice that the design includes the
inscription
"Augumentons la production alimentaire", which is French for
"Let's
increase food production". This food production related slogan is all
to
do with this being an F.A.O. coin. No other 1999 coins of Comoros are
known
to have been issued nor of 2000.
The F.A.O. is the Food and Agriculture Organisation
of the United Nations. There are a few hundred world coin types
relating
to various F.A.O. themes/programs, quite a number of these designs
include
the letters “F.A.O.”. For more information on F.A.O. coins of Africa
and
the world see Juan's
World FAO
Coins .
Quite a lot of the Comorien information throughout this page was from Iain Walker. Thank you Iain. I left out any history of these islands etc.. as this is fully covered on Iain’s site Coins of the Comoro Islands . Iain’s site covers all you should ever need to know about these coins and has a section "Banknotes of the Comoro Islands" which is still under construction.
As yet the following three coins would seem to be the only Comorien coins with 21st century dates.
Comoros 25 Francs 2001, at 200dpi
25 Francs dated 2001, privy marks cornucopia and horseshoe, made from Nickel-plated-Steel otherwise as per KM-14 (which was made form Nickel).
Comoros 50 Francs 2001, at 200dpi
50 Francs dated 2001, KM-16, privy marks cornucopia and horseshoe, made from Nickel-plated-Steel.
Comoros 100 Francs 2003, at 200dpi
100 Francs dated 2003, privy marks cornucopia and heart, apparently made from Copper-Nickel otherwise as per KM-18 (which was made form Nickel-plated-Steel).
Page started with "The Latest Coin of Comoros" at March 2001.
Section "Three new coins for 21st century Comoros" added at May 2005.