| Issuer | French Cochinchina |
|---|---|
| Year | 1879 |
| Type | Coin pattern |
| Value | 1 Sapeque (0.002) |
| Currency | Piastre (1878-1885) |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Weight | 2.3 g |
| Diameter | 20 mm |
| Thickness | 0.5 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Engraver(s) | Jean-Auguste Barre |
| In circulation to | |
| Reference(s) | KM#E5, Lec#9a |
| Obverse description | Lettering around central square (not perforated) |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | COCHINCHINE FRANÇAISE A 1879 (Translation: French Cochinchina) |
| Reverse description | Chinese lettering around central square (not perforated) |
| Reverse script | Chinese |
| Reverse lettering | 南安之 國法大 當 二 ESSAI (Translation: French Cochinchina Worth two Trial) |
| Edge | Plain |
| Mint | A Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date) |
| Mintage | 1879 - - 3 250 |
| Numisquare ID | 4145188540 |
| Comments |