1 Cent Pattern

Features

Issuer French Indochina
Period Third Republic (1870-1940)
Type Pattern
Year 1910
Value 1 Cent (0.01 ICFP)
Currency Piastre (1880-1952)
Composition Bronze
Weight 4.8 g
Diameter 26.22 mm
Thickness 1.26 mm
Shape Round with a round hole
Technique Milled
Orientation Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
121624
References KM# E7,
Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Coins / 2001-Date (14th edition). Krause Publications, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, United States.
And 5 more volumes.
Lec# 67; 67a,
Jean Lecompte; 2007. Monnaies et jetons des colonies françaises (2nd edition). Éditions Victor Gadoury, Monaco.
PCGS# 516049,
PCGS CoinFacts (https://www.pcgs.com/coinfacts)
PCGS# 516050,
PCGS CoinFacts (https://www.pcgs.com/coinfacts)
Gad# 8
Francesco Pastrone; 2021. Monnaies francaises, 1789-2021 (25th edition). Éditions Victor Gadoury, Monaco.

Obverse

Lettering and denomination around allegorical figures, mintmark below in exergue.

Lettering:
REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE
1
CENT
A

Translation: French Republic

Engraver: Jean-Baptiste-Daniel Dupuis

Reverse

Chinese script inside beaded circle, date below.

Lettering:
INDO-CHINE FRANÇAISE
 百
一 之
 分
ESSAI
· 1910 ·

Translation:
French Indochina
One hundredth
Trial

Edge

Smooth

Mint

Mintmark of Monnaie de Paris (A) Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date)

Mark

Torch Henri-Auguste-Jules Patey, General coin engraver, Monnaie de Paris (1896-1930)

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
1910 A Torch Lec67; without ESSAI
1910 A Torch Lec67a; with ESSAI

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