Réunion franc

Initially, notes of the Banque de la Réunion and the Colonial Treasury circulated alongside French currency.

In 1945, the CFA franc was created and was adopted in Réunion, with distinct coins introduced in 1948.

In 1917, the Banque de la Réunion issued emergency small change notes for 5 and 10 centimes.

In 1947, the CCFOM issued French Equatorial African notes for 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 500, 1000 and 5000 francs overprinted with "La Réunion".

In 1962, the Institut d'Émission des Départements d'Outre-Mer took over paper money issue, with notes for 100, 500, 1000 and 500 francs, overprinted with either "La Réunion" or "Département de la Réunion".