French Indochina 1921-H piastre

Goldberg sale 72, lot 5577

from the Mountain Groan Collection

The first specimen was lot 5577 in Goldberg sale 72 (Los Angeles, February 2013), where it sold for $460. The catalog description^[2] noted, "French Indochina. Piastre, 1921-H. NGC graded MS-63." 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: 3,580,000.

Specification: 27 g, 0.900 fine silver, .781 troy oz ASW, designed by Barré.

Catalog reference: Dav-252; KM-5a.3.

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.
• ^[2]Ira and Larry Goldberg, Goldberg sale 72: The Pre-Long Beach Auction, Los Angeles, CA: Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, 2013.

Link to:

• 1913 piastre
• 1921-A cent
• 1921-A 20 cents
• 1921 piastre
• 1922 piastre
• 1922-H piastre
• Coins and currency dated 1921
• return to coins of French Indo-China