Coins and Banknotes of Vietnam
and French Indochina

French Indochina 5 Cent 1923-1939

copper-nickel (KM#18) or nickel-brass (KM#18.1a)

Obverse:

Marianne; two cornucopias;
Text:
REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE = French Republic;
LIBERTÉ, ÉGALITÉ, FRATERNITÉ = Liberty, Equality, Fraternity;
A.PATEY - engraver Henri-Auguste Patey;

Reverse:

denomination; date;
Text:
INDOCHINE FRANÇAISE = French Indochina;

No mintmark

(Paris Mint); privy marks: cornucopia, torch (1923-1930) / wing (1937-1939)

KM#18 1923 5 Cent

French Indochina 5 cent 1923 coin, obverseFrench Indochina 5 cent 1923 coin, reverse

KM#18 1924 5 Cent

French Indochina 5 cent 1924 coin, obverseFrench Indochina 5 cent 1924 coin, reverse

KM#18 1930 5 Cent

French Indochina 5 cent 1930 coin, obverseFrench Indochina 5 cent 1930 coin, reverse

KM#18.1a 1938 5 Cent

French Indochina 5 cent 1938 coin, obverseFrench Indochina 5 cent 1938 coin, reverse

KM#18.1a 1938 5 Cent, error

French Indochina 5 cent 1938 error coin, obverseFrench Indochina 5 cent 1938 error coin, reverse
hole off center

KM#18.1a(x) 1938 5 Cent, FAKE

French Indochina 5 cent 1938 fake coin, obverseFrench Indochina 5 cent 1938 fake coin, reverse

KM#18.1a 1939 5 Cent

French Indochina 5 cent 1939 coin, obverseFrench Indochina 5 cent 1939 coin, reverse

KM#18.1a(x) 1939 5 Cent, FAKE

French Indochina 5 cent 1939 fake coin, obverseFrench Indochina 5 cent 1939 fake coin, reverse