© PCGS
© PCGS
20 Cents Pattern
1939 year| Nickel | - | 24 mm |
| Issuer | French Indochina |
|---|---|
| Period | Third Republic (1870-1940) |
| Type | Pattern |
| Year | 1939 |
| Value | 20 Cents (20 centièmes) (0.20 ICFP) |
| Currency | Piastre (1880-1952) |
| Composition | Nickel |
| Diameter | 24 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Updated | 2024-10-04 |
| Numista | N#119492 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 87% |
Reverse
Rice plant divides denomination
Script: Latin
Lettering:
INDOCHINE FRANÇAISE
ESSAI
20 CENT.
Translation:
French Indochina
Trial
Engraver: Pierre Turin
Comment
Essai of KM# 23
Interesting fact
The Pattern 20 Cents (Pattern) 1939 from French Indochina made of Nickel is a rare and unique coin, with only 200 pieces minted. It was designed by the French engraver, Ernest-Pierre Ménétrier, and features a portrait of a young woman representing the French colony of Indochina, surrounded by rice stalks and the inscription "Indochine Française". The coin was never officially released into circulation and was instead kept as a pattern or sample, making it a highly sought-after collector's item among numismatists.
