1 Sapeque – French Cochinchina
Standard circulation coins
Context
Years: 1879–1898
Country: Vietnam 
Issuer: French Cochinchina
Period:
(1870—1940)
Currency:
(1878—1885)
Demonetized: Yes
Total mintage: 20,000,100
Material
Diameter: 20 mm
Weight: 2 g
Thickness: 0.8 mm
Shape: Round with a square hole
Composition: Bronze
Magnetic: No
Technique: Milled
Alignment: Coin alignment
References
KM: #Click to copy to clipboard2
Numista: #3312
Obverse
Inscription:
COCHINCHINE FRANÇAISE
A
1879
A
1879
Translation:
FRENCH COCHINCHINA
A
1879
A
1879
Script: Latin
Language: French
Engraver: Jean-Auguste Barre
Reverse
Inscription:
南安之 國法大
當
二
當
二
Translation:
The Great Law of the Country of Nan'an
Equivalent to
Two Dang
Equivalent to
Two Dang
Script: Chinese
Language: Classical Chinese
Engraver: Jean-Auguste Barre
Edge
Plain
🌱 Fairly Common