French Indochina 1922-H piastre
This specimen was lot 988 in Stephen Album sale 27 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2017), where it sold for $99.88. The catalog description[1] noted, "FRENCH INDOCHINA: AR piastre, 1922-H. A choice coin that would not look out of place in a Mint State holder, NGC graded AU58." This piastre is one of a type issued for French Indochina during 1895-1928. The coin was intended to compete with various trade dollars from the Straits Settlements, India, Mexico and the United States. 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. This specimen is a product of the Heaton mint in England.
Recorded mintage: 7,420,000 (most common date).
Specification: 27 g, 0.900 fine silver, .781 troy oz ASW, designed by Barré.
Catalog reference: Dav-252; KM-5a.3.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- Gadoury, Victor, and George Cousinié, Monnaies Coloniales Françaises, 1670-1988, 2me Éd., Monaco: Éditions Victor Gadoury, 1988.
- [1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 27, featuring the Dr. Paul Stevens Collection of Indian Coins, Part VI, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2016.
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