French Indochina 1937 5 cents

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Heritage sale 3024, part of lot 26736
photo courtesy Heritage Auction Galleries

This specimen was part of lot 26736 in Heritage sale 3024 (Chicago, April 2013), which sold for $69. The catalog description[1] noted, "Republic Trio, Cent 1892-A, KM 1, AU; 5 Cent 1937 (2), AU/Unc." This type was issued 1923-25, 1930 and 1937-38. It is common. 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: 10,000,000.

Specification: copper-nickel, 5.2 g, 24 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 18.

Source:

  • 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]Bierrenbach, Cristiano, Warren Tucker and David Michaels, Heritage World and Ancient Coins Auction 3024, featuring the Kairos and Elizabeth McPhall Charters Collections, Dallas: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2013.

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