Sapeque Pattern

€2.00
IssuerFrench Indochina
Year1888
TypeCoin pattern
Value1 Sapeque (0.002 ICFP)
CurrencyPiastre (1880-1952)
CompositionSilver
Weight
Dimensions20 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound with a square hole
Milled
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
Engraver(s)Jean-Auguste Barre
In circulation to
Reference(s) Lec Indo#5a , PCGS#651236
Obverse descriptionLettering around square hole
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringINDO-CHINE FRANÇAISE A 1888
(Translation: French Indochina)
Reverse descriptionChinese lettering around square hole
Reverse scriptChinese
Reverse lettering南安之法國大 當二
(Translation: French Annam Worth two)
EdgePlain
Mint(A)
Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and
Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date)
Mintage1888 A - -
Catalog ID5711079020
CommentsVan Gelder doubts the validity of these coins of Schoonhoven, because of the short duration of the siege. He only considers the 12 and 6 stuiver as reliable.