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MADAGASCAR: French Colony, 1 franc token (0.65g), ND (1942), XF

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / World Coins - Africa Start Price:190.00 USD Estimated At:225.00 - 325.00 USD
MADAGASCAR: French Colony, 1 franc token (0.65g), ND (1942), XF
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325.00USD+ buyer's premium (65.00)
This item SOLD at 2024 Jun 14 @ 12:20UTC-07:00 : PDT/MST
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MADAGASCAR: French Colony, 1 franc token (0.65g), ND (1942), cf. Gadoury-1.1 (1990), 19x19mm square aluminum French Military jeton, GROUPE / DES / BATTERIES / DE / DIÉGO-SUAREZ / CERCLE / DES / SOUS-OFFICERS // large "1Fr", not listed in Elie or Lecompte, plain edge, XF, RR, ex Axel Wahlstedt Collection

Diégo-Suarez was renamed Antsiranana in 1975. When researching this piece, no examples were found on search engines and we could find no example of this denomination in any reference.

UPDATE, MAY 24, 2024: This token is listed in "Jetons-Monnaie Militaires Français et Coloniaux 1800-2000" by Roland ELIE, page 190