The Société Anonyme de la Grande Comore was the largest company and largest landowner on the island of Ngazidja. It was a French-owned company, founded by Léon Humblot in 1886, with plantations growing various tropical crops: vanilla, sisal, coconuts, ylang ylang, and cacao. They also had a sawmill and wholesale and retail outlets in the island's capital, Moroni.

During and shortly after the First World War there was a shortage of money on the island and the company issued its own tokens, which it used to pay its employees and which were accepted at its shops. Four denominations were issued.

25 centimes

Two varieties of this token were struck. They were identical except for their composition and weight. Neither bear a date.

4a		The first variety of this token was struck in 1915 and was a test. It was made of brass and was 26 mm. in diameter. It weighed 4.6 grams. The rim was unmilled. There is no record of how many specimens were struck, nor of who designed or engraved the piece. Click on the coin for further details.
4b		The second variety of this token was also struck in 1915. It was made of aluminum and was 26 mm. in diameter. It weighed 1.2 grams. The rim was unmilled. There is no record of how many were issued.

50 centimes

As with the 25c. token, two varieties of this token were struck. They were identical except for their composition and weight. Again, neither bear a date.

5a		The first variety of this token was struck in 1915 and was a test. It was made of brass and was 21 mm. in diameter. It weighed 3.5 grams. The rim was unmilled. There is no record of how many specimens were struck, nor of who designed or engraved the piece. Click on the coin for further details.
5b		The second variety of this token was also struck in 1915. It was made of aluminum and was 21 mm. in diameter. It weighed 0.9 grams. The rim was unmilled. There is no record of how many were issued. Click on the coin for further details.

1 franc

Two varieties of this token were struck. They were identical except for their composition and weight. Neither bear a date.

6a		The first variety of this token was struck in 1915 and was a test. It was made of brass and was 28 mm. in diameter. It weighed 5 grams. It was octagonal. The rim was unmilled. There is no record of how many specimens were struck, nor of who designed or engraved the piece. Click on the coin for further details.
6b		The second variety of this token was also struck in 1915. It was made of aluminum and was 28 mm. in diameter. It weighed 1.3 grams. It was octagonal. The rim was unmilled. There is no record of how many were issued. Click on the coin for further details.

2 francs

Two varieties of this token were struck. They differed in composition and weight, and by virtue of the fact that the test version was struck on one side of the blank only. Neither bear a date.

7a		The first variety of this token was struck in 1915 and was a test. It was made of brass and was 26 mm. in diameter. It weighed 6.5 grams. It was square with rounded corners. The rim was unmilled. There is no record of how many specimens were struck, nor of who designed or engraved the piece. Click on the coin for further details.
7b		The second variety of this token was also struck in 1915. It was made of aluminum and was 26 mm. in diameter. It weighed 1.7 grams. It was square with rounded corners. The rim was unmilled. There is no record of how many were issued. Click on the coin for further details.