Catalog
20 Cents Pattern, purity counterstamped
| Issuer | Monnaie de Paris |
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| Year | 1919 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse lettering | REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE 1919 BARRE (Translation: French Republic) |
| Reverse description | Central denomination 20 CENT. displayed in two lines within the field, enclosed by a laurel and oak wreath tied at the base with a ribbon bow and flanked by crossed branches. The circular legend INDO-CHINE FRANÇAISE arcs across the upper periphery, while the lower periphery bears the inscriptions TITRE 0.835. POIDS 5 GR. specifying the standard fineness and weight. A counterstamp of 0.700 appears punched into the left interior of the wreath, representing a purity alteration struck over the original 0.835 titre, and the Paris mint mark A appears at the base of the wreath interior. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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