French Indochina 1919-A cent

formerly in the Mountain Groan Collection

This one cent piece is one of a type issued for French Indo-China during 1908-39. French Indochina was occupied by the Japanese in 1940. French attempts to reoccupy the area after World War Two were challenged by Ho Chi Minh and the Viet Minh, leading to French defeat and withdrawal in 1954. The colony was divided into Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos.

Recorded mintage: 9,148,000, a common date.

Specification: bronze, 26 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 12.1.

Source:

• Gadoury, Victor, and George Cousinié, Monnaies Coloniales Françaises, 1670-1988, 2me Éd., Monaco: Éditions Victor Gadoury, 1988.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.

Link to:

• 1917 cent
• 1919 10 cents
• 1920 cent
• Coins and currency dated 1919
• return to coins of French Indo-China