[en] The cross section and decay angular distributions for the coherent φ meson photoproduction on the deuteron have been measured for the first time up to a squared four-momentum transfer t =(p_γ-p_φ)² = -2 GeV²/c², using the CLAS detector at the Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility. The cross sections are compared with predictions from a re-scattering model. In a framework of vector meson dominance, the data are consistent with the total φ-N cross section σ_φN at about 10 mb. If vector meson dominance is violated, a larger σ_φN is possible by introducing larger t-slope for the φN → φN process than that for the γN → φN process. The decay angular distributions of the φ are consistent with helicity conservation