Île Bourbon (1649-1793, 1810-1848), Île Reunion (1793-1806, 1848-present), Île Bonaparte (1806-1810)
Colony of France (1649-1946), French Overseas Department (1946-2003), French Overseas Region (2003-present)
Location: Mascarene Islands
Capital City: Saint-Paul (1663-1738), Saint-Denis (1738-present)
Government type: French Territory
Main languages: French, Reunion Creole
Main religions: Catholic Christianity
Chronology
1649: French colony established
1674-1767: Administered by the Compagnie Française des Indes Orientales
1793: Renamed Île Reunion
1797-1801: Controlled by French royalist resistance
1806: Renamed Île Bonaparte
1810-1815: British occupation
1810: Renamed Île Bourbon
1848: Renamed Île Reunion
1940-1942: Aligned with Vichy France
1946: Designated an Overseas Department
2003: Designated an Overseas Region
Currency
Franc (1816-1965)
1 Franc = 100 Centimes
New Franc (1965-2002)
1 Franc = 100 Centimes
Coins from Reunion in the collection
•1 Franc, 1948 (aluminum-magnesium, Paris mint, KM#6)
•50 Franc, 1962 (nickel, Paris mint, KM#12)