Coins and Banknotes of Vietnam
and French Indochina

French Indochina 50 Cent 1885-1936

silver .900

Obverse:

Madam Liberty; date;
Text:
REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE = French Republic;
BARRE - engraver Albert Désiré Barre;

Reverse:

denomination; fineness; weight;
Text:
INDO-CHINE FRANÇAISE = French Indochina;

KM#4 1894 50 Cent

French Indochina 50 cent 1894 silver coin, obverseFrench Indochina 50 cent 1894 silver coin, reverse

Reverse:

TITRE 0,900. POIDS 13,607 GR. = Fineness 0.900. Weight 13.607g;

Mintmark:

A (Paris Mint); privy marks: cornucopia, fasces

KM#4a.1 1896 50 Cent

French Indochina 50 cent 1896 silver coin, obverseFrench Indochina 50 cent 1896 silver coin, reverse

Reverse:

TITRE 0,900. POIDS 13 GR. 5 = Fineness 0.900. Weight 13.5g;

Mintmark:

A (Paris Mint); privy marks: cornucopia, fasces

KM#4a.2 1936 50 Cent

French Indochina 50 cent 1936 silver coin, obverseFrench Indochina 50 cent 1936 silver coin, reverse

Reverse:

TITRE 0,900. POIDS 13 GR. 5 = Fineness 0.900. Weight 13.5g;

No mintmark

(Paris Mint); privy marks: cornucopia, wing
The same design was used in 1946 for the copper-nickel coin