New Caledonia

English Name: New Caledonia
Adjective: New Caledonian
Language: French
Local Name: Nouvelle Caledonie
Currency: French Francs
Population: 207,858 (July 2002 est)
Land Area: 18,575 sq km
Capital: Noumea

Not an independant state, but an overseas colony of France (since 1956) in the South-West Pacific Ocean, between New Zealand and Fiji.

1 franc

Date: 1977
Diameter: 23mm
Material: Aluminium

A very light coin with the distinctive dull grey of aluminium oxide.

2 francs

Date: 1977
Diameter: 27mm
Material: Aluminium

A very light coin with the distinctive dull grey of aluminium oxide.

10 francs

Date: 1970
Diameter: 24mm
Material: ?

50 francs

Date: 1967
Diameter: 32mm
Material: ?