New Caledonia, 1967 AD., Paris mint, 10 Francs, KM 5.
New Caledonia, Paris mint, engraver: Raymond Joly, 1967 AD.,
10 Francs (24 mm / 6,01 g), nickel, 6,00 g. theor. mint weight, mintage 400.000 , coin alignment ↑↓ (180°), reeded edge,
Obv.: RÉPVBLIQVE - FRANÇAISE / · 1967 · / R·JOLY , capped Liberty head facing left.
Rev.: NOUVELLE - CALEDONIE / 10 f , outrigger-sailboat and island above value, privy marks cornucopia (for Paris mint), a flower (fleurette) of the Engraving Bureau (Atelier de Gravure) of the Paris Mint (Monnaie de Paris) and owl (for Raymond Joly) below.
KM 5 .
The French Overseas Territory of New Caledonia, is a group of about 25 islands in the South Pacific. They are situated about 1,207 km east of Australia.
The cornucopia privy mark serves to attribute a coin to Paris design.
Year / Mint Mark / Mintage
1967 400,000
1967 1,700 (Essai)
1970 1,000,000