50 Cents 1896-1936 front 50 Cents 1896-1936 back
50 Cents 1896-1936 photo
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50 Cents

 
Silver (.900) 13.5000 g 29 mm
Description
Issuer
French Indochina
Period
Third Republic (1870-1940)
Type
Standard circulation coin
Years
1896-1936
Value
50 Cents (0.50&nbspICFP)
Currency
Piastre (1880-1952)
Composition
Silver (.900)
Weight
13.5000 g
Diameter
29 mm
Thickness
2 mm
Shape
Round
Technique
Milled
Orientation
Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized
Yes
Updated
2024-10-04
References
Numista
N#11286
Rarity index
23%

Reverse

Denomination within wreath.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
· INDO-CHINE FRANÇAISE ·
50
CENT.
TITRE 0,900. POIDS 13 GR. 5

Translation:
French Indochina
0,900 purity, 13.5 grams

Engraver: Jean-Auguste Barre

Edge

Reeded

Comment

Undated copy struck for the 1931 Paris International Colonial Exhibition: