POLYNÉSIE FRANCAISE - FRENCH POLYNESIA Fifth Republic (1958 to date). Piéfort of 50 francs I.E.O.M. in Gold, burnished blank (PROOF) 1979, Pessac. FRENCH REPUBLIC. Head of the Republic on the left with bonnet of Liberty, behind signature R. JOLY and below I. E. O. M. and (date). Rv. FRENCH POLYNESIA. View of a Polynesian landscape and above 50 f; signature AG lower left and (different) lower right. Lec.113; Gold - 63.2 g - 33 mm - 6 h Top Pop (11): this is the finest graded example! NGC PF 68 ULTRA CAMEO (8524344-012). Burnished blank (PROOF) with intense cameo appearance (ULTRA CAMEO). Corner flower. The Institut d'Émission d'Outre-Mer (I.E.O.M.) has been the central bank of the Pacific overseas collectivities (New Caledonia, French Polynesia, Wallis and Futuna) since 1966.