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1 Piastre Pattern
| Issuer | Monnaie de Paris |
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| Year | 1946 |
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| Currency | Piastre (1880-1952) |
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| Obverse description | Draped bust of Marianne facing right, her hair swept back in flowing locks, holding an olive branch in her left hand; a lion's head medallion adorns her chest. The engraver's signature P.TURIN appears to the left of the bust. The circular legend UNION FRANÇAISE arcs across the upper field, while the word ESSAI and the date 1946 are inscribed in the exergue. The coin's border features a decorative inner beading. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Three rice stalks with full grain heads rise prominently from the lower field, their leaves splaying outward in a naturalistic arrangement, symbolizing the agricultural wealth of Indochina. The large numeral '1' appears at the upper center of the field, with PIASTRE inscribed below it. The circular legend FÉDÉRATION INDOCHINOISE arcs around the upper periphery, and the coin's border is decorated with a continuous scalloped or rope-like inner rim. |
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