Isle de Bourbon 10 centimes 1816 A

Billon 10 centimes coin struck for the island of Bourbon (Réunion Island) in 1816 in Paris, mintmark A. 150000 coins struck.

A French territory since 1638, the island of Bourbon took the name ‘Île de la Réunion’ in 1793 (in memory of the union of the Marseillais and the National Guards on August 10, 1792), changed it to ‘Île Bonaparte’ in 1806, and reverted to ‘Île Bourbon’ in 1814. In 1848, the island was definitively named ‘Île de la Réunion’