PCGS SP66 plate coin (80483741).
Av. REPUBLIQUE - FRANÇAISE. The radiant Republic, seated left and holding a bundle; in exergue signature BARRE and (date).
Rv. INDO-CHINE FRANÇAISE / TITLE 0.680 WEIGHT 2 GR 7. Within a crown formed of two composite branches: 10 CENT. (different) (different); ESSAI at top.
Lec.173 = this example; Cupro-nickel - 19 mm - 6 h
Top Pop (4): the finest graded example! From the Jean Lecompte collection. This is the specimen illustrating Jean Lecompte's book, Monnaies et jetons de l'Indochine française, published by Gadoury.
PCGS SP66 plate coin (80483741).
Special strike (SP) on cupro-nickel blank (non-magnetic). With slight patina. Minimal fingerprints. Quasi Fleur de coin.