French Indochina 1925-A 20 cent

formerly in the Mountain Groan Collection

This twenty cent piece is one of a type issued for French Indo-China during 1921-30. 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: 2,556,000, a better date.

Specification: 5.4 g, .680 silver, .118 troy oz ASW, designed by Barré.

Catalog reference: KM 17.1.

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:

• 1923 20 cents
• 1923 cent
• 1923 10 cents
• 1925 5 cents
• 1925 piastre
• 1927 20 cents
• Coins and currency dated 1925
• return to French Indo-China