| Issuer | French Cochinchina |
|---|---|
| Year | 1879-1885 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Value | 10 Cents (10 centièmes) (0.10) |
| Currency | Piastre (1878-1885) |
| Composition | Silver (.900) |
| Weight | 2.7216 g |
| Diameter | 19 mm |
| Thickness | 1.2 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Engraver(s) | Jean-Auguste Barre |
| In circulation to | |
| Reference(s) | KM#4, Zay#60, 67, Lec-Indo#16-19 |
| Obverse description | France seated left with fasces |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | REPUBLIQUE FRANCAISE 1879 BARRE (Translation: French Republic) |
| Reverse description | Denomination within wreath |
| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | COCHINCHINE FRANCAISE 10 CENT. A TITRE 0.900. POIDS 2.721. (Translation: French Cochinchina Fineness 0.900. Weight 2.721.) |
| Edge | Reeded |
| Mint | A Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date) |
| Mintage | 1879 A - - 400 000 1879 A - Proof - 1884 A - - 510 000 1885 A - Proof - 100 |
| Numisquare ID | 7165713900 |
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