1 Cent 1908-1939 front 1 Cent 1908-1939 back
1 Cent 1908-1939 photo
© PCGS

1 Cent

 
Bronze (95% Copper, 4% Tin, 1% Zinc) 5.0 g 26 mm
Description
Issuer
French Indochina
Period
Third Republic (1870-1940)
Type
Standard circulation coin
Years
1908-1939
Value
1 Cent (0.01&nbspICFP)
Currency
Piastre (1880-1952)
Composition
Bronze (95% Copper, 4% Tin, 1% Zinc)
Weight
5.0 g
Diameter
26 mm
Thickness
1.26 mm
Shape
Round with a round hole
Technique
Milled
Orientation
Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized
Yes
Updated
2024-10-04
References
Numista
N#5152
Rarity index
7%

Reverse

Chinese script inside beaded circle, date below.

Scripts: Chinese, Latin

Lettering:
INDO-CHINE FRANÇAISE
 百
一 之
 分
· 1939 ·

Translation:
French Indochina
One hundredth

Edge

Plain

Comment

Mintmark is below EN of CENT. A is Paris, thunderbolt is Poissy, no mintmark is San Francisco.

Possibly a mule exists as 1930 with wing mintmark.

Interesting fact

One interesting fact about the 1 Cent 1908-1939 coin from French Indochina is that it features a unique blend of French and Indochinese design elements. The obverse side of the coin bears the image of a Gallic rooster, a symbol of France, while the reverse side features a traditional Indochinese dragon. This blend of cultures reflects the complex history of French Indochina, which was a colony of France in Southeast Asia from 1887 to 1954.

Price

Date Mintage VG F VF XF AU UNC
1908 A 3000000 - - - - - -
1909 A 5000000 - - - - - -
1910 A 7703000 - - - - - -
1911 A 15234000 - - - - - -
1912 A 17027000 - - - - - -
1913 A 3945000 - - - - - -
1914 A 11026799 - - - - - -
1916 A 1311570 - - - - - -
1917 A 9761559 - - - - - -
1918 A 2371528 - - - - - -
1919 A 9147572 - - - - - -
1920  13290000 - - - - - -
1920 A 18305304 - - - - - -
1921  1710000 - - - - - -
1921 A 14271854 - - - - - -
1922  9475520 - - - - - -
1922 A 8850117 - - - - - -
1923  35524280 - - - - - -
1923 A 1079468 - - - - - -
1926 A 11672270 - - - - - -
1927 A 3327730 - - - - - -
1930 A 4682208 - - - - - -
1931 A 5317591 - - - - - -
1937 A 8901992 - - - - - -
1938 A 15499000 - - - - - -
1939 A 17589000 - - - - - -

Values in the table are based on evaluations by sales realized on Internet platforms. They serve as an indication only for 1 Cent 1908-1939 coin.