1 Cent Pattern

Issuer	Monnaie de Paris
Year	1885
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Value	1 Cent (0.01 ICFP)
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Obverse description	Seated allegorical figure of the French Republic (Marianne) facing left, wearing a radiate crown, draped in classical robes, holding a fasces upright in her right hand and resting her left hand upon a rudder; a sheaf of wheat appears to the left in the field. The mintmark 'A' and engraver's initials 'A.B' appear in the exergue beneath the figure. The circumscribed legend 'REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE' arcs around the upper periphery within a beaded border, with the date '1885' placed prominently at the lower periphery.
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Reverse description	Central field features a tall vertical rectangular cartouche bearing four Chinese characters reading '百分之一' (one hundredth), flanked on either side by the numeral '1' to the left and the denomination indicator 'C' to the right. The surrounding legend 'INDO-CHINE FRANÇAISE' arcs along the upper periphery, while the weight specification '· POIDS 10 GR ·' is inscribed along the lower periphery, all contained within a beaded inner border and plain outer rim. The bilingual design reflects the dual French and Chinese administrative character of the colonial issue.
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Reverse lettering	INDO-CHINE FRANÇAISE 百分之一 1 C · POIDS 10 GR · (Translation: French Indochina One hundredth 1 Cent Weight 10 grams)
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