Coin catalog › Coins (Theme: Flags, Year: 1896)

1 Cent

Country:

French Indochina

Series:

1885~1940 - French Administration

Catalog codes:

Col:FR-IC-000006, WCC:km8

Themes:

Cornucopias (Horn of Plenty) | Flags | Geometric Shapes | Legends | Statues | Torches | Women

Issued on:

ColnectScrp

Last issue date:

from colnect.com

Distribution:

Standard Circulation

Mints:

Monnaie de Paris (A), Paris, France

Composition:

Bronze

Edge:

Plain/smooth

Orientation:

Coin alignment ↑O↓

Shape:

Circular with round hole

Rim:

Raised. Front: gladiform. Back: not decorated

Weight:

7.51 grams

Diameter:

27.5 mm

Thickness:

1.66 mm

Face value:

1 c - French Indochinese cent

Known mintage:

57,545,100

Composition Details:

90-70% Copper, 10-30% Tin90-70% Copper, 10-30% Tin

Score:

65% Accuracy: High

Related items:

1 (See)

Description:

Front: Four characters (value) 百之分一
(top) 百 (100, (right) 之 (part of)
(bottom) 分 (Piastre, left) 一 (one, 1)
(translation: 1 part of 100 of a Piastre)
inside chained-dotted circle
legend: (above, colony name) INDO - CHINE FRANÇAISE
(lower-left/right, spacers/dots) •
(bottom, year) 1896 - 1906
Back: Statue-like Sitting woman (left) "Libertine" showing
flag to younger woman with (value) 1 CENT (-ime)
legend: (proprietor, left) REPUBLIQUE (right) FRANÇAISE
(bottom-left, director privy mark, c) cornucopia (Paris)
(bottom, mintmark) A (Paris, France)
(bottom-right, engravor general, t) torch
(Henry, Patey, 1896-1920)
Edge: P - plain, type: Π
Designer: Dupuis

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