FRENCH GUYANA
Located on the northern coast of South
America, French Guyana was the home of the infamous "Devil's Island"
penal colony. The silver 1/4 Euro features a portrait of Louis Oscar
Roty on the obverse. The reverse has a vignette from Roty's 1892 silver
plaque commemorating the 50th anniversary of the founding of the
internationally renowned silversmith Christolfe. The silver 1 1/2
Euro portrays the Louis XIV’s flagship the Soleil Royal. The 104 gun
ship was launched in the late 17th century to join the relentless
battles between the French, Dutch, English and Spanish over domination
of the oceans. After successful battles against the British and
Dutch, she was burned while beached for repairs in 1792 to avoid
capture. The gold 20 Euros features a native Boa
Constrictor. The arms of French Guyana is on the obverse of both
the 1 1/2 Euro and 20 Euro.
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GF-1/4E FRENCH
GUYANA SILVER
1/4
EURO ESSAI 2004 FDC (PROOF) sold
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GF-1-1/2E FRENCH GUYANA SILVER 1 1/2
EUROS ESSAI 2004 FDC (PROOF-LIKE)
$29.95
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GF-20E FRENCH GUYANA GOLD 20
EUROS ESSAI 2004 FDC (PROOF)write
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GUADELOUPE
Guadeloupe is a French Territory in the Caribbean. It was
discovered by Columbus in 1493 and first settled by the French in
1635. Its major industries are tourism and making rum. The
silver 1/4 Euro features a vignette from a medal French medalist Louis
Oscar Roty struck for the Lyon Chamber of Commerce in 1892. The 1
1/2 Euro features the iron clad French warship La Glorie. The La
Glorie, built in 1860, was the first iron clad warship. The
gold 20 Euro features the Brown Pelican. The Guadeloupe arms is
on the obverse of both the 1 1/2 Euro and 20 Euro.
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GP-1/4E GUADELOUPE SILVER 1/4 EURO
ESSAI 2004 FDC (PROOF) $19.95
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GP-1-1/2E GUADELOUPE SILVER 1 1/2
EUROS ESSAI 2004 FDC (PROOF)
$29.95
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GP-20E GUADELOUPE GOLD 20
EUROS ESSAI 2004 FDC (PROOF-LIKE) $319.50
MARTINIQUE
Martinique, an island in the Caribbean, was discovered in 1502 by
Columbus. It has been a French possession since 1635. It is the
home of Mt. Pelee, whose eruption in 1902 claimed some 40,000 lives.
The silver 1/4 Euro has a portrait of French medalist Louis Oscar
Roty. The reverse features a vignette from Roty's 1892 medal,
"Electricity". The 1 1/2 Euro features the World War II battleship
Dunkerque. Her crew served bravely in the early years WWII. Both
the British and the Germans attacked her before her crew scuttled her
in November 1942 to prevent her capture by the Germans. The gold
20 Euro features the native Gret Egret. The Martinique arms,
featuring four snakes, is on the obverse of both the 1 1/2 Euro and the
20 Euro.
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MQ-1/4E MARTINIQUE SILVER 1/4 EURO
ESSAI 2004 FDC (PROOF) sold
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MQ-1-1/2E MARTINIQUE SILVER 1 1/2
EUROS ESSAI 2004 FDC (PROOF)
$29.95
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MQ-20E MARTINIQUE GOLD 20
EUROS ESSAI 2004 FDC (PROOF-LIKE) $319.50
MAYOTTE
Mayotte is located off the
eastern coast of Africa. It has a population of about 85,000.
When the three northern islands of the Comoros group
unilaterally declared independence in 1975, Mayotte chose to remain
with France. Since then there has been an ongoing dispute, with the
Comoros claiming Mayotte, with France upholding the rights of the
inhabitants to choose their own destiny. The obverse of the
silver 1/4 Euro pictures Louis Oscar Roty, while the reverse shows a
vignette from his 1893 silver medal Maternitè (Maternity). The
battleship Bouvet is on the 1 1/2 Euro. In 1915 she hit a mine
and sunk in under 2 minutes, with a loss of 660 men. The gold 20 Euro
features a pair of Brown Lemurs on the reverse. The arms of
Mayotte is on the obverse of both the 1 1/2 and 20 Euro.
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YT-1/4E MAYOTTE
SILVER 1/4 EURO ESSAI 2004 FDC (PROOF) sold
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YT-1-1/2E MAYOTTE SILVER 1 1/2
EUROS ESSAI 2004 FDC (PROOF)
$29.95
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YT-20E MAYOTTE GOLD 20
EUROS ESSAI 2004 FDC (PROOF-LIKE) $299.95
REUNION
Reunion is located in the Indian
Ocean. Almost the entire economy is devoted to the production of sugar
and sugar by-products such as rum and molasses. Most of the sugar
production on the island is controlled by about a dozen large
plantations. The obverse of the silver 1/4 Euro features a
portrait of French Medalist Louis Oscar Roty. The reverse
features a vignette from his 1888 bronze medal "la Fermière (The
Farm Girl)". The silver 1 1/2 Euros features France's new Aircraft
Carrier, the Charles De Gaulle. The gold 20 Euros shows a pair of
Yellow-Nosed Albatross. The arms of Reunion is on the obverse of
both the
1 1/2 and 20 Euro.
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RE-1/4E REUNION SILVER 1/4
EURO ESSAI 2004 FDC (PROOF) $19.95
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RE-1-1/2E REUNION SILVER
1 1/2 EUROS ESSAI 2004 FDC (PROOF)
$29.95
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RE-20E REUNION GOLD 20
EUROS ESSAI 2004 FDC (PROOF-LIKE) $319.50
ST. BARTHELEMY
Saint Barthelemy, also known as St. Barts or St. Barths, is an island
in
the Caribbean. Tourism is its main industry. The obverse of the
silver 1/4 Euro features a portrait of the French medallist,
Louis Oscar Roty, 1846-1911. The reverse features a vignette from
his 1893 medal "Patria non immemore (The Fatherland does not
forget)” commemorating the 25th anniversary of the founding of the
Third Republic. The silver 1 1/2 Euro shows the Frigate Hermione,
a sailing ship from the late 18th century. The gold 20 Euro shows
a mother duck and her chick. The arms of St. Barthlemy is on the obverse of both the
1 1/2 and 20 Euro.
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BART-1/4E ST.
BARTHLEMY SILVER 1/4 EURO ESSAI 2004 FDC
(PROOF) sold
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BART-1-1/2E ST. BARTHLEMY SILVER 1
1/2 EUROS ESSAI 2004 FDC (PROOF-LIKE) $29.95
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BART-20E ST. BARTHLEMY GOLD 20
EUROS ESSAI 2004 FDC (PROOF-LIKE) $319.50
ST. MARTIN
Saint Martin, also known as St. Maarteen
is
a tropical island in the Caribbean known for its beautiful beaches,
fine hotels, casinos and restaurants. As might be expected, its
major industry is tourism. The silver 1/4 Euro features the portrait
of French medalist Louis Oscar Roty on the obverse. The
reverse features an impressive vignette of Science and Liberty from his
1896 work. The 38mm silver 1 1/2 Euro features the sailing ship
Ville de Paris. The Ville de Paris was the flagship of the French
fleet that blocked the English fleet from the Yorktown Peninsula
in Chesapeake Bay during the closing days of the American
Revolution. Trapped on the peninsula by American troops and
unable to get reinforcements or to retreat, British General Cornwallis
was forced to surrender, thus assuring the independence of the
United States. The ship was later captured by the British in the
Battle of the Saints. The gold 20 Euro pictures an Osprey in
flight with a fish in its talons. The Arms of St. Martin appears
on the obverse of botht he 1 1/2 and 20 Euro coins.
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MARTIN-1/4E ST. MARTIN SILVER 1/4
EURO ESSAI 2004 FDC (PROOF) sold
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Item MARTIN-1-1/2E
ST. MARTIN SILVER 1
1/2 EUROS ESSAI 2004 FDC (PROOF)
$29.95
Item MARTIN-20E ST. MARTIN GOLD 20
EUROS ESSAI 2004 FDC (PROOF-LIKE) write
ST. PIERRE AND MIQUELON
Saint Pierre and Miquelon are islands off the coast
of
Newfoundland. They have a population of only about 6500 and are
the last remnant of what was France's vast North American Empire, that
stretched from the Gulf of Mexico to Canada. The silver 1/4 Euro
features the portrait of French medalist Louis Oscar Roty on the
obverse. The reverse features his 1893 rendition of Marianne, the
national symbol of France. The silver 1 1/2 Euro coin the Free
French Corvette Mimosa. The Mimosa was sunk by a German submarine
in June 1942, with a loss of 58 French sailors, a majority of which
came from St. Pierre and Miquelon. The loss of so many young men
had a lasting effect on the small island community. The
reverse has the arms of St. Pierre et Miquelon which features a
three masted sailing ship.
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SPM-1/4E ST. PIERRE & MIQUELON 1/4 EURO
ESSAI 2004 FDC (PROOF) $19.95
Item SPM-1-1/2E
ST. PIERRE & MIQUELON 1 1/2
EUROS ESSAI 2004 FDC (PROOF) $29.95
Item SPM-20E
ST. PIERRE & MIQUELON GOLD 20
EUROS ESSAI 2004 FDC (PROOF) $319.50
SPECIAL - BUY THE SET AND SAVE
Order the entire set of these pattern coins issued by the nine French
Territories - You will save some money and be assured of getting
all the low mintage coins in the series. We are offering three
different collections, one for each denomination issued. Each set
will consist of one FDC (Proof) coin from French Southern &
Antarctic Territories, French Guyana, Guadeloupe, Mayotte,
Martinique, Reunion, St. Barthelemy, St. Martin, and St. Pierre &
Miquelon. Because the
coins have a very limited mintage: 300 pieces each for the gold and
2000 pieces each for the silver, I expect them to sell out.
Item FR-SET-1/4 SET OF ALL 9 FRENCH TERRITORIES 1/4
EURO COINS sold out
Item FR-SET-1.5 SET OF ALL 9 FRENCH TERRITORIES 1 1/2 EURO
COINS $249.50
Item FR-SET-20 SET OF ALL 9 FRENCH TERRITORIES GOLD
20 EUROS write
