Catalog
50 Cents
| Issuer | Monnaie de Paris |
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| Year | 1885-1895 |
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| Value | 50 Cents (0.50 ICFP) |
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| Obverse description | Seated allegorical figure of Marianne, representing the French Republic, facing left in classical draped robes, wearing a radiate crown with seven points; her right hand raises a fasces topped with a spear point, while her left arm rests upon an anchor at her side, with tropical foliage visible to the left in the field. The legend REPUBLIQUE FRANCAISE arcs around the periphery, divided left and right of the central figure, with the mint year appearing in the exergue below, accompanied by the engraver's signature BARRE. The composition reflects the academic Neo-classical style characteristic of late 19th-century French colonial coinage. |
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| Reverse lettering | · INDO-CHINE FRANÇAISE · 50 CENT. TITRE 0,900.POIDS 13,607 GR. (Translation: French Indochina 0,900 purity, 13,607 grams) |
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| Mintage | 1885 A - - 40,000 1885 A - Proof - 1889 A - Proof; Lec-255 - 100 1894 A - Lec-256 - 100,000 1895 A - Lec-257 - 100,000 |
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