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 ISLES DE FRANCE ET DE BOURBON
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Joseph Antoine Raymonde de Bruny
Governor General:
Joseph Antoine Raymond de Bruny
 
16.2.1787 - 14.11.1789

ISLES DE FRANCE ET DE BOURBON Banknotes , 1788 - 1879

ISLES DE FRANCE ET DE BOURBON

Isle de France 1718; Isle de France, Bourbon, Seychelles 1735; FRA crown colony;
The first banknotes attributable to Isle de France et de Bourbon were issued in 1766

ISLES DE BOURBON

 Isle de Bourbon 1649;  Réunion 1793
P.A1 - P.A5 Images Needed

ISLES DE LA RÉUNION

 Isle de la Reunion 1793
P.A6 - P.A9 Images Needed

COLONY OF RÉUNION

 French Crown Colony of Reunion 14.7.1767

Bure du Console

P.A12 Images Needed

ISLES DE FRANCE ET DE BOURBON

Isle de France 1718; Isle de France, Bourbon, Seychelles 1735
P.A15 - P.A18 Images Needed
IbP.16LivresTournoisND1879JacquesTintinier.jpg
P.1  6 Livres Tournois ND(1879)  *
 
IfbP.62Livres10SousTournois10.6.1788JacquesTintinier.jpg
P.6  2 Livres 10 Sous Tournois 10.6.1788*
 
IfbP.810LivresTournoisdated10.6.1788JacquesTintinier.jpg
P.8  10 Livres Tournois dated 10.6.1788*
 
IfbP10100LivresTournois1061788.jpg
P.10  100 Livres Tournois 10.6. 1788
Remainder
IfbP.12500lIvresTournois10.6.178810LivresTournoisJacquesTintinier.jpg
P.12a  500 lIvres Tournois 10.6.1788 *
 
IfbP.12a500LivresTournois10.6.1788JacquesTintinier.jpg
P.12a  500 Livres Tournois 10.6.1788 *
 
IfbP12500LivresTournois1061788.jpg
P.12x  500 Livres Tournois 10.6.1788
Counterfeit
IfbP.22a1000Livres28.7.1790JacquesTintinier.jpg
P.22a  1,000 Livres 28.7.1790 *
 
IfbP.23a1000Livres28.7.1790JacquesTintinier.jpg
P.23a  1,000 Livres 28.7.1790  *
 

BACKGROUNDER
Isles of France & Bourbon was a former French colony located in the Indian Ocean about 500 miles east of Madagascar.

Composed of two islands, one of which was Mauritius, now an independent country and a member of the British Commonwealth. The second island, Reunion is currently a French Overseas Department.

The Banknote Store *  Some of these notes or similar ones may be available for sale at The Banknote Store. Please contact Mr. Barry Boswell, who is a member of the International Bank Note Society (IBNS), directly if you are interested.



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