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Sapeque Pattern
| Issuer | French Colonial Administration (Indochina) |
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| Year | 1904 |
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| Value | 1 Sapeque (0.002 ICFP) |
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| Obverse description | Hexagonal zinc flan with truncated corners, featuring a central hexagonal perforation surrounded by a raised circular border. The legend INDO-CHINE FRANÇAISE curves along the upper periphery, while the mint mark A and date 1904 appear at the base, flanked by small ornamental stops. The field between the central hole and the border is plain, with no additional device, giving the obverse a stark, utilitarian aesthetic characteristic of colonial pattern issues. |
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| Reverse description | Hexagonal zinc flan with truncated corners, featuring a central hexagonal perforation framed by a raised circular border. Six Chinese characters are distributed around the central hole within the four quadrants of the field, reading 大法國之安南 當二, denoting 'French Annam, worth two.' The characters are rendered in a traditional brush-script style, boldly incuse, consistent with the cash-coin typology of the region. The plain field between the inscriptions and the inner border reinforces the functional, pattern-issue character of this colonial piece. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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