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50 Cents
| Issuer | Monnaie de Paris |
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| Year | 1885-1895 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The denomination 50 CENT. is inscribed in two lines at the centre of the field, enclosed within a wreath composed of oak and laurel branches tied at the base with a ribbon bow, below which the mint mark A appears flanked by the cornucopia and fasces privy marks of the Monnaie de Paris. The circular legend INDO-CHINE FRANCAISE arcs across the upper portion of the coin, while the lower arc carries the metallic specifications TITRE 0,900. POIDS 13,607 GR., all separated by raised dots. The overall design is clean and emblematic, characteristic of French colonial issues of the Third Republic period. |
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| Mintage | 1885 A - - 40,000 1885 A - Proof - 1889 A - Proof; Lec-255 - 100 1894 A - Lec-256 - 100,000 1895 A - Lec-257 - 100,000 |
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