Item number: A1203

Year: AD 1964

Material: Aluminium

Size: 25.5 x 25.5 mm

Manufactured by: Paris Mint

Provenance: Fuchin Coin 2024

This is a 2-franc aluminium coin issued in AD 1964 by the Comoros, an archipelago located in the Indian Ocean between the African continent and Madagascar, which was still a French overseas territory at the time.

The obverse of the coin features a left-facing bust of the French symbol of Liberty, adorned with a winged cap. In the distant background, ships are visible at anchor, with the letters “L. BAZOR GB” faintly discernible below the horizon, representing the full name of Lucien Georges Bazor, the former Chief Engraver at the Paris Mint. At the bottom of the coin is the issuance year, “1964,” while the upper edge bears the full French name of the French Republic, “REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE.”

The reverse side depicts the denomination “2 FRANCS” set against a background of palm trees, coconuts, and a fortress. The upper edge is inscribed with the French name for the Comoro Archipelago, “ARCHIPEL DES COMORES.”

The Comoros, now an independent nation, comprises Grande Comore, Mohéli, and Anjouan islands, and claims Mayotte, currently a French overseas department, as part of its territory. The earliest inhabitants of the Comoros were the Bantu people from nearby mainland Africa and Austronesians from Madagascar, who later adopted Islam under the influence of Arab traders. In AD 1505, Portuguese sailors became the first Europeans to visit the Comoros. Beginning in AD 1841, France established control over the islands, placing them under the governance of the Madagascar administration. In AD 1946, the Comoros separated from Madagascar to become a distinct French colony and gained significant autonomy in AD 1961. In AD 1975, the Comoros formally declared independence from France.

物件編號: A1203

年代: 公元 1964 年

材質: 鋁

尺寸: 25.5 x 25.5 mm

製造地: 巴黎造幣廠

來源: 福君錢幣 2024

這是一枚公元1964年，彼時仍為法國海外領地，坐落於非洲大陸和馬達加斯加島之間的印度洋島嶼群：葛摩，發行之面額2法郎的鋁幣。

錢幣正面為象徵法國的自由女神左臉半身胸像，女神頭上配戴飾有飛翅的帽子。遠方的背景為停泊的船隻，船隻的水平線下方依稀能見到「L.BAZOR GB」，即曾任巴黎造幣廠首席雕刻師：呂西安·喬治·巴佐爾的全名。錢幣最下方標示發行年份「1964」，上緣鐫刻法蘭西共和國的法文全名「REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE」。錢幣背面是以棕梠樹叢、椰子和碉堡為背景的2法郎面額「2 FRANCS」，上緣是以法文拼寫的葛摩群島「ARCHIPEL DES COMORES」字樣。

當前葛摩作為獨立國家，轄下大葛摩島、莫埃利島和昂儒昂島，並且聲張目前仍為法國海外省的馬約特島為其領土。葛摩最早的住民來自鄰近非洲大陸的班圖人和馬達加斯加島的南島語族，並且受到阿拉伯商人的影響信奉伊斯蘭教。公元1505年，葡萄牙水手為首次拜訪葛摩的歐洲國家。公元1841年起，法國開始統治該群島並將其劃入馬達加斯加總督治下。公元1946年，葛摩脫離馬達加斯加成為獨立的法國殖民地，並於公元1961年獲得高度自治。公元1975年，正式宣布脫離法國成為獨立國家。