With the independence of Madagascar and the granting of self-government to the Comoros, the time was ripe for a colonial series of coins. Like all French and French colonial coins, they were struck at the Monnaie de Paris mint. There were five denominations: 1 franc, 2 francs, 5 francs, 10 francs and 20 francs. By this time the Comorien franc was no longer subdivided into centimes. It was equivalent to the CFA franc and worth 2 French (metropolitan) centimes.

Note that there were test versions of all the coins of the series, 1700 specimens of each denomination being stuck in 1964. With the exception of the word "ESSAI", they were in every respect identical to the coins released for general use later that same year.

All of these coins may still be found in general circulation, although they are becoming increasingly rare.

1 franc

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The engraver of this coin was Lucien Bazor, and the obverse of the coin is signed "L. BAZOR" and "GB". It also bears the Paris mint mark (to the left of the date) and the privy mark of the chief engraver, Raymond Joly (to the right of the date). 500 000 examples of this coin were minted. The coin is of aluminum, has a net weight of 1.3 grams and a diameter of 23mm. The edge is unmilled. Click on the coin for further details.

2 francs

12		This coin is identical to the 1 franc coin, except in size and the different face value. The engraver of this coin was Lucien Bazor, and the obverse of the coin is signed "L. BAZOR" and "GB". It also bears the Paris mint mark (to the left of the date) and the privy mark of the chief engraver, Raymond Joly (to the right of the date). 600 000 examples of this coin were minted. The coin is of aluminum, has a net weight of 2.2 grams and a diameter of 27mm. The edge is unmilled. Click on the coin for further details.

5 francs

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This coin is identical to the 1 franc coin, except in size and the different face value. The engraver of this coin was Lucien Bazor, and the obverse of the coin is signed "L. BAZOR" and "GB". It also bears the Paris mint mark (to the left of the date) and the privy mark of the chief engraver, Raymond Joly (to the right of the date). 1 000 000 examples of this coin were minted. The coin is of aluminum, has a net weight of 3.75 grams and a diameter of 31mm. The edge is unmilled. Click on the coin for further details.

10 francs

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The engraver of this coin was Lucien Bazor, and the obverse of the coin is signed "L. BAZOR" and "GB". It also bears the Paris mint mark (to the left of the date) and the privy mark of the chief engraver, Raymond Joly (to the right of the date). 600 000 examples of this coin were minted. The coin is of bronze-aluminum, has a net weight of 2.9 grams and a diameter of 20mm. The edge is unmilled. Click on the coin for further details.

20 francs

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This coin is identical to the 10 franc coin, except in size and the different face value. The engraver of this coin was Lucien Bazor, and the obverse of the coin is signed "L. BAZOR" and "GB". It also bears the Paris mint mark (to the left of the date) and the privy mark of the chief engraver, Raymond Joly (to the right of the date). 500 000 examples of this coin were minted. The coin is of bronze-aluminum, has a net weight of 4.0 grams and a diameter of 23.5mm. The edge is unmilled. Click on the coin for further details.