1 Cent Essai, French Indochina

1 Cent Essai, French Indochina, 1897 obverse image1 Cent Essai, French Indochina, 1897 reverse image
1 Cent Essai coin main info

Main information

  • Country:
    French Indochina flagFrench Indochina
  • Years of Minting:
    1897
  • Period:
    Third Republic (1870-1940)
  • Coin Type:
    Pattern
  • Edge:
    Plain
  • Shape:
    Round with a round hole
  • Technique:
    Milled
  • Mint:
    Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date)
1 Cent Essai Reference Price

Reference Price

$1595.00

The actual value of the coin may differ depending on its condition, luster, rarity, and other factors. This is a rough estimation.

1 Cent Essai Coin Design

Coin Design

Reverse

Description:

Chinese script inside beaded circle, date below.

Engraver:

n/a

Designer:

n/a

Obverse

Description:

Lettering and denomination around allegorical figures, mintmark below in exergue.

Engraver:

Jean-Baptiste-Daniel Dupuis

Designer:

n/a

Edge

Description:

Plain

1 Cent Essai Lettering

Lettering

Obverse:

REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE 1 CENT A

Reverse:

INDO-CHINE FRANÇAISE 百 一之 分 · 1897 ·

1 Cent Essai Physical Feature

Physical Feature

Composition

Copper-nickel

Size

1 Cent Essai sizes
  • Weight:7.5 g
  • Diameter:27 mm
  • Thickness:1 mm
  • Edge:Plain

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