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Pre-1776 Private and Regional Issues
Post-1776 States Coinage

French Colonies

French Colonial coin types
French Colonial coin types
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Obverse of French Colonies 1670-A 15 Sols
Reverse of French Colonies 1670-A 15 Sols
1670 Coinage (1670)
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6 Deniers (1717-1720)
12 Deniers (1717)
Obverse of French Colonies 1720-A 20 Sols
Reverse of French Colonies 1720-A 20 Sols
20 Sols (1720)
15 Deniers (1690-1767)
Obverse of French Colonies 1710-D 30 Deniers
Reverse of French Colonies 1710-D 30 Deniers
30 Deniers (1709-1713)
Obverse of French Colonies 1722-H 9 Deniers
Reverse of French Colonies 1722-H 9 Deniers
9 Deniers (1721-1722)
Obverse of French Colonies 1739-P 1/2 Sou Marque
Reverse of French Colonies 1739-P 1/2 Sou Marque
1/2 Sou Marque (1738-1748)
Obverse of French Colonies 1741-BB Sou Marque
Reverse of French Colonies 1741-BB Sou Marque
Sou Marque (1738-1762)
Obverse of French Colonies 1767-A Sou
Reverse of French Colonies 1767-A Sou
Sou (1767)
Ron Guth:
In 1767, France issued 1.6 million copper Sols (valued at 9 Deniers) for use in the French Colonies in the Caribbean. The vast majority of these were counterstamped with an oval punch with the letters "RF" (Republique Francaise). Many of the counterstamped piece ended up in the American Colonies, where they circulated at the value of one Cent. Because of their presence in "American" change, they are considered part of the American Colonial series, despite their manufacture overseas.