Französisch Indo China French Indochina 20 Cents 1937 Paris - silver 20 centimes - Marianne seated - Third Republic - Indo-Chine Française - KM# 17.2 EF

France, French colonies, French Indochina, 20 Cents also written 20 centièmes, struck in 1937 at the Monnaie de Paris.

Obverse: Marianne, the female figure of the French Republic, seated to the left with a fasces, the date 1937 in the exergue. Legend: REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE. Signed BARRE for the engraver Jean-Auguste Barre.

Reverse: the value 20 CENT. within a wreath, with the line TITRE 0.680 POIDS 5 GR.4 below, which states the silver content and the weight. Legend: INDO-CHINE FRANÇAISE.

References: KM# 17.2.

French Indochina was the French colonial federation in Southeast Asia. It brought together Cochinchina, Annam, Tonkin, Cambodia and Laos under one administration. The money used there was the piastre, which was divided into 100 cents, and silver pieces of 10, 20 and 50 cents served the daily trade. This 20 cents was made from silver of 0.680 fineness and weighs about 5.4 grams. It was struck far away in Paris and then shipped to Asia. The seated figure of Marianne stands for the French Republic, while the wreath on the back frames the value. The Paris mint produced 17,500,000 pieces dated 1937, so many collectors can still find this type today.

A clear and attractive silver coin from the French presence in Asia.

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