Catalogue of banknotes of Isles of France and of Bourbon


 

333333-Catalogue of paper banknotes. Bourbon Island-444444

Coat of arms of the Kingdom of France
 

REFERENCE: Since 1642 - possession of France. In 1649, at the request of Louis XIII, the island of Bourbon (Île Bourbon) became known in honor of the royal family of the Bourbons. In the second half of the 17th century, a large number of slaves were brought to the island from Madagascar, as well as from Africa, to work on coffee plantations.
In 1715, coffee production began, the first six coffee trees were imported from Yemen.
In 1764, ownership of the island passed from the French East India Company to the French Crown.
On March 23, 1793, after the overthrow of the monarchy in France, the island was renamed Reunion or Reunion de Patriot, in honor of the historical association of revolutionaries from Marseille and the National Guard in Paris. Wiki

 
cat. # P
face value
year
Description/Notes
 OBVERSE
REVERSE

Isle de Bourbon


 

Issue 1766
P:A1
40 su turnua
1766
 


 

Issue 1766
P:A3
40 su turnua
1793
 1-13.4.1793


P:A5
50 livres tournois
1793
 1-13.4.1793


 

Isle de la Reunion
 

Issue 1793-1794
P:A6
20 su turnua
1793
 


P:A7
20 su turnua
1794
 


P:A9
12 livres tournois
1794



 

Bure du Console
 

Issue 1768
P:A12
6 livres
1768
 


 

Isle de France et de Bourbon
 

Issue 1768
P:A15
3 livres tournois
1768
 


P:A16
6 livres tournois
1768
 


P:A17
12 livres tournois
1768
 


P:A18
24 livres tournois
1768
 


 

ND Release
P:1
6 livres tournois
ND
 


P:2
20 livres tournois
ND
 


P:3
100 livres tournois
ND
 


P:4
500 livres tournois
ND
 


 

Issue 1788
P:6
2 livres 10 su tournois
1788
 


P:7
5 livres tournois
1788
 


P:8
10 livres tournois
1788
 


P:9
50 livres tournois
1788
 


P:10
100 livres tournois
1788
 


P:11
300 livres tournois
1788
 


P:12
500 livres tournois
1788
 


P:13
1,000 livres tournois
1788
 


 

Issue 1790
P:16
5 livres
1790
 


P:17
10 livres
1790
 


P:22a
1,000 livres
1790
 decorated frame, white paper


P:22b
1,000 livres
1790
 blue paper


P:22x
1,000 livres
1790
 will be saddened. inverted D in DE BOURBON


P:23
1,000 livres
1790
 frame simple


P:24
10,000 livres
1790
 


 

Issue 1795-96
P:26
2 livres 10 sous
1795
 


P:28
5 livres
1795
 1795-1796








For later editions see Reunion