Coins and Banknotes of Vietnam
and French Indochina

French Indochina Piastre de Commerce 1895-1928

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;
PIASTRE DE COMMERCE = Trade Dollar;
TITRE 0,900. POIDS 27 GR. = Fineness 0.900. Weight 27g;

KM#5a.1 1897 1 Piastre

French Indochina Piastre de Commerce 1897 silver coin, obverseFrench Indochina Piastre de Commerce 1897 silver coin, reverse

Mintmark:

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

KM#5a.1 1900 1 Piastre

French Indochina Piastre de Commerce 1900 silver coin, obverse

KM#5a.1 1902 1 Piastre

French Indochina Piastre de Commerce 1902 silver coin, obverse

KM#5a.1 1903 1 Piastre

French Indochina Piastre de Commerce 1903 silver coin, obverse

KM#5a.1 1907 1 Piastre

French Indochina Piastre de Commerce 1907 silver coin, obverse

KM#5a.1 1910 1 Piastre

French Indochina Piastre de Commerce 1910 silver coin, obverse

KM#5a.1 1926 1 Piastre

French Indochina Piastre de Commerce 1926 silver coin, obverse

KM#5a.1 1928 1 Piastre

French Indochina Piastre de Commerce 1928 silver coin, obverse

KM#5a.3 1922 1 Piastre

French Indochina Piastre de Commerce 1922 silver coin, reverseFrench Indochina Piastre de Commerce 1922 silver coin, obverse

Mintmark:

H (Heaton Mint, Birmingham)

KM#5a.1x 1908 1 Piastre fake

French Indochina Piastre de Commerce 1908 fake coin, obverseFrench Indochina Piastre de Commerce 1908 fake coin, obverseFrench Indochina Piastre de Commerce 1908 fake coin, edge
These fakes of varying quality are available for tourists in wide assortment.

Fake Piastre casting mold

Fake French Indochina Piastre de Commerce casting mold
Fake French Indochina Piastre de Commerce casting mold
This mold is made of soft metal looking like zinc, so it must had been used in some intermediate step during the forgery process...