1965 2 Fr MS66 Certification #42641484, PCGS #402343

French Polynesia 2 Francs (95% Aluminum, 5% Magnesium), 23mm / 2.2 g. 4.3 million of these standard business strikes were minted at the Paris mint in 1965. The obverse (identical to New Caledonian coins) features Minerva (goddess of wisdom) sitting on a throne, facing left, holding a lit torch in her left hand, with a cornucopia of fruit in a bend of the right arm. Additionally, all coins were reissued in 1965 with the former colonial name "Établissements français de l'Océanie" now replaced with "Polynésie Française." The "owl" signature of the Paris mint's chief engraver, Raymond Joly is present to the right of the date. The reverse depicts palm trees on the left, the sea with a sailboat in the middle, and mountains in the distance. In the foreground is a boat with outrigger plus assorted fruit in a container.