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Sapeque Piedfort Pattern
| Issuer | Monnaie de Paris |
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| Year | 1896 |
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| Composition | Bronze |
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| Reverse description | The reverse repeats the central square perforation with raised borders, surrounded by four groups of Chinese characters disposed in the traditional cardinal arrangement around the hole. Reading top-to-bottom and right-to-left in classical Sino-Vietnamese convention, the legends read 國 (nation) and 法大 (Great France) to the right, 當二 (worth two) below, and 南安之 (Annam) to the left, referencing the French protectorate of Annam. The calligraphic characters are rendered in a bold, slightly irregular hand consistent with period Monnaie de Paris practice for Indochinese colonial issues. No additional devices or borders are present beyond the peripheral rim. |
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| Reverse lettering | 南安之國法大 當二 (Translation: French Annam Worth two) |
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| Mintage | 1896 A |
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