| Issuer | French Cochinchina |
|---|---|
| Year | 1879-1898 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Value | 1 Sapeque (0.002) |
| Currency | Piastre (1878-1885) |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Weight | 2 g |
| Diameter | 20 mm |
| Thickness | 0.8 mm |
| Shape | Round with a square hole |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Engraver(s) | Jean-Auguste Barre |
| In circulation to | |
| Reference(s) | KM#2, Lec#9, Zay#63 |
| Obverse description | Lettering around the square hole and the date at the bottom |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | COCHINCHINE FRANÇAISE A 1879 (Translation: French Cochinchina A 1879) |
| Reverse description | Chinese lettering around square hole |
| Reverse script | Chinese |
| Reverse lettering | 南安之 國法大 當 二 (Translation: French Cochinchina Worth two) |
| Edge | Plain |
| Mint | A Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date) |
| Mintage | 1879 A - - 20 000 000 1879 A - Proof - 1885 A - Proof - 100 1887 A - not confirmed - 1898 A - - |
| Numisquare ID | 4735827090 |
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