1/2 Cent Pattern

This piece belongs to a series of pattern coins struck by the Monnaie de Paris in the mid-1930s for French Indochina, exploring denominations and formats that were never adopted for circulation. The half-cent denomination had essentially no practical footing in the colony's retail economy by this point, which likely explains why it remained a pattern.

Lecompte 27 is among the scarcer Indochina pattern references — genuine examples surface infrequently at auction.