1 Tael
Features
| Issuer |
French Indochina
 |
|---|---|
| Period |
Vichy France (1940-1944)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 1943-1944 |
| Value | 1 Tael |
| Currency | Tael (1943-1944) |
| Composition | Silver (.900) |
| Weight | 37.4 g |
| Diameter | 40 mm |
| Thickness | 7 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 11292 |
| References | KM# A3 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). Lin Gwo Ming, Ma Tak Wo (ed.); 2008. 中國金銀幣目錄: 清朝民國篇 = Illustrated Catalogue of Chinese Gold & Silver Coins (7th Edition). Tak Wo Numismatic, Hong Kong, Hong Kong. Jean Lecompte; 2007. Monnaies et jetons des colonies françaises = Coins and Tokens of the French Colonies (2nd Edition). Éditions Victor Gadoury, Monaco, Monaco. Eduard Kann; 2006. Illustrated Catalog of Chinese Coins. Ishi Press International, New York City, New York, United States (3 volumes). |
Obverse
Deer Head (small) without lettering
Engraver: René Mercier
Reverse
Denomination in Chinese and Lao
Scripts: Chinese, Lao
Lettering:
ຫນຶ່ງດອນລາ
正 銀
一 兩
Translation:
One Liang/Bya
Guaranteed Silver
One Ounce
Engraver: René Mercier
Edge
Reeded
Comments
In 1943, the French Customs and Finance Administration ordered coins from the Hanoi workshop for opium purchases in Laos and Tonkin (Source: Monnaies et jetons des colonies françaises, Ed. Gadoury).
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | Frequency | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (1943-1944) | 89% | ||||||||||||||
| ND (1943-1944) | D° | 22% | |||||||||||||
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Numista Rarity index: 83
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Bullion value: USD 73.78
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Actual silver weight: 1.082 oz
Current silver price: 68.18 USD/oz (see silver price 
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