Coins of the COMORA ISLANDS - a catalog of coins of different countries: modern coins and banknotes of all countries of the world, samples, gold and silver coins, photos and description.
Monetary unit: Comorian franc. Coins in circulation: 25, 50, 100, 250 francs.
Due to inflation, coins, being legal tender, are practically not found in circulation,
sold as souvenir kits at prices well above the face value.
Banknotes in circulation: 500, 1, 000, 2, 500 francs. The issuing bank is the Central Bank of Komorov.
Coins in circulation:
25 francs Obverse: In the center is an image of hatching chicks. At the top of the Coin there is an inscription in Arabic, at the bottom - in French: AUGMENTONS LA PRODUCTION ALIMENTAIRE. Reverse: In the center - two-line denomination: 25 | FRANCS, below is the year of issue. At the bottom of the Coin there is a semicircular inscription: BANQUE CENTRALE DES COMORES.
2013 Alloy steel.
Coin of this type in circulation since 2013
The coin is not yet in the FMD funds.
50 francs Obverse: In the central part of the coin there is an image of a mosque, in the upper part there is an inscription in Arabic. Reverse: In the center - two-line denomination: 50 | FRANCS, above is a fragment of the flag, below is the year of issue. At the bottom of the Coin there is a semicircular inscription: BANQUE CENTRALE DES COMORES.
2013 Alloy steel.
Coin of this type in circulation since 2013
The coin is not yet in the FMD funds.
100 francs Obverse: In the central part of the Moneta there is a fishing boat with a net, below there is an image of tuna. At the top of the Coin there is an inscription in Arabic, at the bottom - in French: AUGMENTONS LA PRODUCTION ALIMENTAIRE. Reverse: In the center - two-line denomination: 100 | FRANCS, above is a fragment of the flag, below is the year of issue. At the bottom of the Coin there is a semicircular inscription: BANQUE CENTRALE DES COMORES.
2013 Alloy steel.
Coin of this type in circulation since 2013
The coin is not yet in the FMD funds.
2500 francs Obverse: In the central part of the Coin is the flag of the country: there are four stars in the crescent (the four main islands, on which there was a sultan until 1912). On the left side of the Coin - an ornament, on the right side of the Coin - dates: 1981 - 2011, below - an inscription in Arabic. Reverse: In the center, framed by an ornament - two-line denomination: 250 | FRANCS, below is the year of manufacture, framed on both sides by four stars. At the top of the Coin there is a semicircular inscription: BANQUE CENTRALE DES COMORES.
2013 Bimetal. Ring - brass plated steel, insert - nickel plated steel.
Coin of this type in circulation since January 2, 2014
The coin is not yet in the FMD funds.
COINS RARELY MEETING IN CIRCULATION:
5 francs Obverse: In the center - the image of the coelikant coelacanth, a living fossil, an ancient cross-finned fish. At the bottom of the Coin there is a semicircular inscription in French: CONFERENCE MONDIALE SUR LES PECHES. Reverse: At the bottom of the Coin there are two lines denomination: 5 | FRANCS on a background of palm trees. At the top of the Coin there is a semicircular inscription: BANQUE CENTRALE DES COMORES.
1992, Aluminum. Diameter - 31.00 mm. The weight - 3.85 g. Smooth edge. Designer - Lucien Georges Bazor.
This type of coin was produced in 1984, 1992
10 francs Obverse: In the center is the flag of the country: there are four stars in the crescent (the four main islands, on which there was a sultan until 1912). Reverse: In the center of the coin - face value in two lines: 10 | FRANCS, below is the year of issue. At the top of the Coin there is a semicircular inscription: BANQUE CENTRALE DES COMORES.
1992, Aluminum-bronze alloy. Diameter - 22.40 mm. The weight - 3.90 g. Corrugated edge.
The only year of release.
10 francs Obverse: In the center is the flag of the country: there are four stars in the crescent (the four main islands, on which there was a sultan until 1912). Reverse: In the center of the coin - face value in two lines: 10 | FRANCS, below is the year of issue. At the top of the Coin there is a semicircular inscription: BANQUE CENTRALE DES COMORES.
2001 Akmonital. Diameter - 17.00 mm. The weight –2.40 g. Corrugated edge.
The only year of release.
25 francs Obverse: In the center is an image of hatching chicks. At the top of the Coin there is an inscription in Arabic, at the bottom - in French: AUGMENTONS LA PRODUCTION ALIMENTAIRE. Reverse: In the center - denomination in two lines: 25 FRANCS, below - the year of issue. At the bottom of the Coin there is a semicircular inscription: BANQUE CENTRALE DES COMORES.
1982, Nickel. Diameter - 20.00 mm. The weight - 3.97 g. Corrugated edge. Circulation: 2.
This type of coin was produced in 1981, 1982
25 francs Obverse: In the center is an image of hatching chicks. At the top of the Coin there is an inscription in Arabic, at the bottom - in French: AUGMENTONS LA PRODUCTION ALIMENTAIRE. Reverse: In the center - two-line denomination: 25 | FRANCS, below is the year of issue. At the bottom of the Coin there is a semicircular inscription: BANQUE CENTRALE DES COMORES.
2001 Akmonital. Diameter - 20.00 mm. The weight - 3.30 g. Corrugated edge.
The only year of release.
50 francs Obverse: In the central part of the coin there is an image of a mosque, in the upper part there is an inscription in Arabic. Reverse: In the center - two-line denomination: 50 | FRANCS, above is a fragment of the flag, below is the year of issue. At the bottom of the Coin there is a semicircular inscription: BANQUE CENTRALE DES COMORES.
1999, Nickel plated steel.Diameter 24.10 mm. The weight - 6.03 g. Smooth edge.
This type of coin was produced in 1990, 1994, 2001
The coin is not yet in the FMD funds.
100 francs Obverse: In the central part of the Moneta there is a fishing boat with a net, below there is an image of tuna. At the top of the Coin there is an inscription in Arabic, at the bottom - in French: AUGMENTONS LA PRODUCTION ALIMENTAIRE. Reverse: In the center - two-line denomination: 100 | FRANCS, above is a fragment of the flag, below is the year of issue. At the bottom of the Coin there is a semicircular inscription: BANQUE CENTRALE DES COMORES.
1999 Copper-nickel alloy. Diameter –28.00 mm. The weight - 10.00 g. Smooth edge.
This type of coin was produced in 1999, 2003
In 1977, a coin of similar design was issued from nickel (Diameter - 28.50 mm., The weight - 10.00 year).
