1896 A (torch) French Indochina Silver 10 Cents (POIDS 2 GR. 7)

Obverse
1896 A (torch) French Indochina Silver 10 Cents (POIDS 2 GR. 7) (Obverse)

Reverse
1896 A (torch) French Indochina Silver 10 Cents (POIDS 2 GR. 7) (Reverse)

Type Details
Country:  Indochina 
Period:  French Colony 
Face value:  10 Cents 
Dates:  From 1895 to 1897 
Purpose:  Circulation 
 
Obverse:  Liberty seated to the left with fasces 
Legend:  REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE 
 
Reverse:  Denomination within wreath 
Legend:  INDO-CHINE FRANÇAISE 10 CENT. TITRE 0,900 POIDS 2 GR. 7 
 
Edge:  Reeded 
 
Designer(s) / Engraver(s): 
  Jean-Auguste Barre 
 
Catalogue:  KM# 2a 

Currency
Unit:  French Indochinese Piastre 
System:  Standard coinage 
 
Fractions:  5 Sapeques = 1 Cent
100 Cents = 1 Piastre
 
Mint Marks: 
A, (a) - Monnaie de Paris, Paris, France
H - Heaton & Sons, Birmingham, England

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Issue
Year: 
1896 A (torch) 
Mint:  Paris 
Mintage:  650,000 
Scarcity: 
 
Valuation: 
Notes:  Torch mark. 

Specifications
Total Weight:  2.7000g (0.09 Oz)  
Composition:  Silver 
Fineness:  0.9000 
Silver Content:  2.43g (0.08 Oz)  
Silver Value:  $3.17 
Alignment: 
Coin 
Diameter:  19.00mm 
Thickness:  1.20mm 

Value Range
Year Mintage G F VF EF AU UNC BU PF
1896 A (torch) 650,000 $62 $120 $220 $305 $425
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