Sapèque Essai, With hole, `ESSAI`

€21,443.00
IssuerFrench Cochinchina
Year1879
TypePatterns
Value1 Sapeque (0.002)
CurrencyPiastre (1878-1885)
CompositionBronze
Weight2.1 g
Dimensions20 mm
Thickness0.8 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound with a square hole
Milled
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
Engraver(s)Jean-Auguste Barre
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#E4
Obverse descriptionLettering around central square hole.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringCOCHINCHINE FRANÇAISE 1879
(Translation: French Cochinchina)
Reverse descriptionChinese lettering around central square hole
Reverse scriptChinese, Latin
Reverse lettering南安之 國法大 當 二 ESSAI
(Translation: French Cochinchina Worth two)
EdgePlain
Mint
Mintage1879  - -
Catalog ID8164455720
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