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Name or Denominations
1 Cent (1 centième) (0.01)
Issuer
French Cochinchina (Vietnam)
Ruler
Third Republic (1870-1940)
Year of Minting
1879
Currency
Piastre (1878-1885)
Shape
Round
Rarity
Ultra rare
Weight
10 g
Diameter
31 mm
Thickness
1.6 mm
Material
Bronze
Shape
Round
Edge Type
Plain
Technique
Milled
Front design
Within beaded circle - Seated liberty facing left with fasces, mint letter in exergue. Date below
Back design
Denomination within a beaded circle
Year of Minting
1879
Ruling authority
Third Republic (1870-1940)
Mint location
Monnaie de Paris , Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date)
Mint mark
NA
Orientation
Coin alignment ↑↓
Inscriptions
Obverse: · RÉPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE · 1879 ESSAI. A.B Reverse: · COCHINCHINE FRANÇAISE · 百 1分C 之 一 POIDS 10 GR
Rarity
Ultra rare
Coin type
Patterns
In circulation
No
Demonetized
Yes
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