New Caledonia
Jun 25, 2018 2:35:35 GMT -5
Post by Uncle Henry on Jun 25, 2018 2:35:35 GMT -5
New Caledonia
These islands in the south Pacific were annexed by France in 1853. They now form a "special collectivity" - New Caledonia is neither an overseas region nor an overseas collectivity; it has a sui generis status, in keeping with the Nouméa Accord.
Population: 270,000
Capital: Nouméa
Languages: French, as well as some Kanak languages
Monetary system:
100 Centimes = 1 French Pacific Franc
50 Centimes:
1949 BU $17
1 Franc:
1949 EF $8
1971 BU $17
1973 BU $17
1977 BU $17
1982 BU $17
2 Francs:
1949 VF $6
1971 BU $18
1977 BU $18
1982 BU $14
5 Francs:
1952 EF $8
10 Francs:
1967 BU $22
1970 BU $20
1972 1EOM BU $20
1973 BU $20
1977 BU $20
20 Francs:
1967 BU $30
1970 BU $20
1972 BU $20
50 Francs:
1967 EF $14
1972 BU $27
100 Francs:
1976 BU $32
These islands in the south Pacific were annexed by France in 1853. They now form a "special collectivity" - New Caledonia is neither an overseas region nor an overseas collectivity; it has a sui generis status, in keeping with the Nouméa Accord.
Population: 270,000
Capital: Nouméa
Languages: French, as well as some Kanak languages
Monetary system:
100 Centimes = 1 French Pacific Franc
50 Centimes:
1949 BU $17
1 Franc:
1949 EF $8
1971 BU $17
1973 BU $17
1977 BU $17
1982 BU $17
2 Francs:
1949 VF $6
1971 BU $18
1977 BU $18
1982 BU $14
5 Francs:
1952 EF $8
10 Francs:
1967 BU $22
1970 BU $20
1972 1EOM BU $20
1973 BU $20
1977 BU $20
20 Francs:
1967 BU $30
1970 BU $20
1972 BU $20
50 Francs:
1967 EF $14
1972 BU $27
100 Francs:
1976 BU $32