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 President: Raymond N. L. Poincaré 18.2.1913 -18.2.1920 |
 President: Henri Philippe Pétain 11.7.1940 - 20.8.1944 |
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1 |
N.1 - N.15, P.1 - P.4 |
25 Centimes - 2 Francs |
1919 |
Chambre Commerce Etablissements Française L'Océanie |
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1A |
N.20 - N.30, P.1A - P.6 |
25 Centimes - 2 Francs |
1919 |
Chambre Commerce Etablissements Française L'Océanie |
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6A |
N.32 - N.36, P.6A - P.6B |
1 - 2 Francs | A.18.8.1941 |
Bons Caisse Etablissements Française Libres de L'Océanie |
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7 |
N.38 - N.48, P.7 - P.9, SB.1306 - SB.1308 |
50 Centimes - 2 Francs |
A.7.4.1942 |
Bons Caisse Etablissements Française Libres de L'Océanie |
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10 |
N.50 - N.56, P.10 - P.13 SB.1311 - SB.1314 |
50 Centimes - 2.5 Francs |
A.25.9.1943 |
Bons Caisse Etablissements Française Libres de L'Océanie |
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| On 27.10.1946 French Oceania was named a French Overseas Territory. | ||||||||
| The French Overseas Territory was named French Polynesia on 22.7.1957. On 28.3.2003 it became an Overseas Collective. | ||||||||
| On 27.2.2004 it was declared and Overseas Country. Excluding Tahiti, it now uses French Pacific Territories currency. | ||||||||
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acknowledge Neville Cuthbert and Don Cleveland of IBNS Australia for the
images and information they provided for this section. eBay Bisco5 We gratefully acknowledge eBay dealer bisco5 for providing images used in this section. French Oceania was comprised of a number of coral and basalt islands in the south pacific with Papeete, Tahiti acting as the capital. It included the Gambier, Marqueses, Society, Tubuai Islands and the Tuamotu Archipelago. In 1958 this area became known as the Territory of French Polynesia, excluding Tahiti which remained a French Overseas Territory. |
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CIA World Factbook - French Polynesia |
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Wikipedia - French Oceania |
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