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| Issuer | Monnaie de Paris |
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| Year | 1879-1898 |
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| Weight | 2 g |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse displays four Chinese character groupings arranged in the four quadrants surrounding the central square perforation, following the traditional layout of Asian cash coinage. Reading clockwise from the top, the characters 國 (right of top), 法 (right), 二 (bottom), and 當 (top) are accompanied by additional characters forming the full legend. The inscription translates as 'French Cochinchina, Worth Two,' denoting the coin's equivalence to two Vietnamese cash. The incuse characters are rendered in a clear, formal style consistent with official colonial coinage of the period. |
| Reverse script | Chinese |
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