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20 Cents
| Issuer | French Indochina |
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| Year | 1895-1897 |
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| Currency | Piastre (1880-1952) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The denomination 20 / CENT. is displayed in two lines at centre within an open wreath composed of oak branches on the right and a mixed laurel-and-grain spray on the left, tied at the base with a ribbon bow. The mint mark A appears in small characters at the lower centre of the field within the wreath. The circular legend, reading INDO-CHINE FRANÇAISE at the top and TITRE 0.900 POIDS 5 GR.4 along the lower arc, provides the fineness and weight specifications. The design is contained within a beaded border. |
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French Indochina's silver coinage of the 1890s was tied directly to the piastre system established by decree in 1885, with fractional denominations like this piece intended to displace the hodgepodge of Chinese, Spanish, and Mexican silver then circulating across Tonkin, Annam, and Cochinchine. The Paris Mint struck these under contract, and the relatively short three-year window for this type reflects ongoing adjustments to the colony's monetary framework during a period when trade with southern China was reshaping demand for subsidiary coinage.