| Issuer | French Indochina |
| Year | 1897 |
| Type | Coin pattern |
| Value | 1 Cent (0.01 ICFP) |
| Currency | Piastre (1880-1952) |
| Composition | Nickel silver |
| Weight | 7.5 g |
| Dimensions | 27 mm |
| Thickness | 1 mm |
| Shape and Technique | Round with a round hole Milled |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Engraver(s) | Jean-Baptiste-Daniel Dupuis |
| In circulation to | |
| Reference(s) | KM#E6, Gad#7, Lec#51;51a, PCGS#530844, PCGS#530845 |
| Obverse description | Lettering and denomination around allegorical figures, mintmark below in exergue. |
| Obverse script | |
| Obverse lettering | REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE
1
CENT
A (Translation: French Republlic) |
| Reverse description | Chinese script inside beaded circle, date below. |
| Reverse script | |
| Reverse lettering | INDO-CHINE FRANÇAISE
百
一之
分
· 1897 · (Translation: French Indochina One hundredth) |
| Edge | Plain |
| Mint | Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date) |
| Mintage | 1897 A - Lec51; with ESSAI - 1897 A - Lec51a; without ESSAI - |
| Catalog ID | 5140869630 |
| Comments |
