1893 A French Indochina Silver Piastre (POIDS 27.215 GR.)

Obverse
1893 A French Indochina Silver Piastre (POIDS 27.215 GR.) (Obverse)

Reverse
1893 A French Indochina Silver Piastre (POIDS 27.215 GR.) (Reverse)

Type Details
Country:  Indochina 
Period:  French Colony 
Face value:  1 Piastre 
Dates:  From 1885 to 1895 
Purpose:  Circulation 
 
Obverse:  Liberty seated to the left with fasces 
Legend:  RÉPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE 
 
Reverse:  Denomination within wreath 
Legend:  INDO-CHINE FRANÇAISE TITRE 0,900. POIDS 27,215 GR. PIASTRE DE COMMERCE 
 
Edge:  Reeded 
 
Designer(s) / Engraver(s): 
  Jean-Auguste Barre 
 
Catalogue:  KM# 5 

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: 
1893 A 
Mint:  Paris 
Mintage:  795,000 
Scarcity: 
 
Valuation: 

Specifications
Total Weight:  27.2150g (0.88 Oz)  
Composition:  Silver 
Fineness:  0.9000 
Silver Content:  24.49g (0.79 Oz)  
Silver Value:  $31.94 
Alignment: 
Coin 
Diameter:  39.00mm 
Thickness:  2.70mm 

Value Range
Year Mintage G F VF EF AU UNC BU PF
1893 A 795,000 $72 $130 $320 $460 $670
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