Sapèque 1875 front Sapèque 1875 back
Sapèque 1875 photo
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Sapèque

1875 year
Bronze 1 g 15 mm
Description
Issuer
French Cochinchina (Vietnam)
Period
Third Republic (1870-1940)
Type
Standard circulation coin
Year
1875
Value
1 Sapeque (0.002)
Currency
Piastre (1878-1885)
Composition
Bronze
Weight
1 g
Diameter
15 mm
Thickness
0.5 mm
Shape
Round with a round hole
Technique
Milled
Orientation
Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized
Yes
Updated
2024-10-09
References
Numista
N#11299
Rarity index
79%

Reverse

Denomination with mint letter below, within beaded circle

Script: Latin

Lettering:
LIBERTÉ * ÉGALITÉ * FRATERNITÉ *
1
CENTIME
K

Translation: Liberty Equality Brotherhood

Engraver: Eugène-André Oudiné

Edge

Plain

Comment

The metropolitan French 1 centime coin (N# 1119