Coins and Banknotes of Vietnam
and French Indochina

French Indochina zinc 1/2 Cent 1939-1940

zinc

Obverse:

phrygian cap;
Text:
R F;
EM LINDAUER - engraver Edmond-Émile Lindauer;

Reverse:

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

No mintmark

(Paris Mint); privy marks: cornucopia, wing
Unlike the copper coins of the same design, zinc coins of this type are extremely rare.

KM#20a 1939 1/2 Cent

French Indochina 1/2 cent 1939 zinc coin, obverseFrench Indochina 1/2 cent 1939 zinc coin, reverse

KM#20a 1940 1/2 Cent

French Indochina 1/2 cent 1940 zinc coin, obverseFrench Indochina 1/2 cent 1940 zinc coin, reverse