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20 Cents
| Issuer | French Indochina |
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| Year | 1920 |
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| Reference(s) | KM#15, Lec#218, PCGS#159392 |
| Obverse description | Seated allegorical figure of Marianne facing left, wearing a radiate crown, draped in classical robes and resting her right arm upon a fasces; a sheaf of wheat appears to the lower left and an anchor to the lower right, symbolizing agriculture and maritime trade. The legend REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE arcs along the periphery, with REPUBLIQUE to the left and FRANÇAISE to the right. The date 1920 is inscribed in the exergue, with the engraver's signature BARRE appearing just above it at the base of the design. The composition is rendered in a refined neoclassical style characteristic of Barre's work for the French colonial coinage series. |
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| Obverse lettering | REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE 1920 BARRE (Translation: French Republic) |
| Reverse description | The denomination 20 / CENT. is prominently displayed in two lines at the center of the field, enclosed within a wreath composed of oak leaves and acorns on the right side and what appears to be laurel or olive branches on the left, tied at the base with a ribbon bow. The legend INDO-CHINE arcs along the upper periphery and FRANÇAISE along the lower periphery, together reading INDO-CHINE FRANÇAISE (French Indochina). No fineness indication and no mintmark appear on this issue, consistent with the San Francisco Mint striking of this date. |
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