1898 French Indochina Silver 20 Cents

Obverse
1898 French Indochina Silver 20 Cents (Obverse)

Reverse
1898 French Indochina Silver 20 Cents (Reverse)

Type Details
Country:  Indochina 
Period:  French Colony 
Face value:  20 Cents 
Dates:  From 1898 to 1916 
Purpose:  Circulation 
 
Obverse:  Liberty seated to the left with fasces 
Legend:  REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE 
 
Reverse:  Denomination within wreath 
Legend:  INDO - CHINE FRANÇAISE 20 CENT. TITRE 0,835 . POIDS 5 GR.4 
 
Edge:  Reeded 
 
Designer(s) / Engraver(s): 
  Jean-Auguste Barre 
 
Catalogue:  KM# 10 

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: 
1898 
Mintage:  250,000 
Scarcity: 
 (URS19)
Valuation: 

Specifications
Total Weight:  5.4000g (0.17 Oz)  
Composition:  Silver 
Fineness:  0.8350 
Silver Content:  4.51g (0.14 Oz)  
Silver Value:  $5.88 
Alignment: 
Coin 
Diameter:  26.00mm 
Thickness:  1.30mm 

Value Range
Year Mintage G F VF EF AU UNC BU PF
1898 250,000 $54 $120 $250 $345 $475
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