French Indochina 1887-A 20 cent

Sincona sale 51, lot 3543

This specimen was lot 3543 in Sincona sale 51 (Zürich, October 2018), where it did not sell. The catalog description^[1] noted,

"Französisch Indochina, 20 Cent 1887 A, Paris. Vorzüglich. (French Indochina, twenty cent of 1887, Paris mint. Extremely fine.)"

This type was struck intermittently 1885-95.

Recorded mintage: 250,000 + 100 proofs.

Specification: 5.44 g, 0.900 fine silver, this specimen 5.36 g.

Catalog reference: Lecompte 189, KM 3.

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.
• ^[1]Richter, Jürg, Sincona Auction 51: Gold and Silver Coins and Medals; Coins and Medals from Switzerland, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2018.

Link to:

• 1885-A 20 cent
• 1887 2 sapeque
• 1887 piastre
• French Indochina 1888-A 1 cent
• French Indochina 1889-A 20 cent
• Coins and currency dated 1887
• return to coins of French Indo-China