French Cochin China 1884-A 10 cent

from the Mountain Groan Collection

Cochin China, the French name for the part of Vietnam around the Mekong delta and Saigon, was conquered by them in the 1860's. Coins were issued for the colony in 1879 and 1884-85 before the region was reorganized as French Indochina in 1885. This type is rather scarce.

Recorded mintage: 510,000.

Specification: 2.72 g, 0.900 fine silver.

Catalog reference: KM 4.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• Gadoury, Victor, and George Cousinié, Monnaies Coloniales Françaises, 1670-1988, 2me Éd., Monaco: Éditions Victor Gadoury, 1988.

Link to:

• 1879 10 cents
• 1884 cent
• 1884 20 cents
• 1884 50 cents
• French Indochina 1885-A piastre
• Coins and currency dated 1884
• return to coins of French Indo-China