10 Cents

Features

Issuer	French Indochina
Period	Third Republic (1870-1940)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	1921-1937
Value	10 Cents (0.10 ICFP)
Currency	Piastre (1880-1952)
Composition	Silver (.680)
Weight	2.7000 g
Diameter	19 mm
Thickness	1.1 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 2799
References	KM# 16.1, 16.2 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). , Lec# Indo162 Jean Lecompte; 2007. Monnaies et jetons des colonies françaises = Coins and Tokens of the French Colonies (2^nd Edition). Éditions Victor Gadoury, Monaco, Monaco.

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Obverse

Marianne seated left, three-quarters facing, radiate and draped, holding a lictor's fasces, leaning on a rudder and an anchor; in front of her a rice field,date in exergue.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE
BARRE 1937

Translation: French Republic

Engraver: Jean-Auguste Barre

Reverse

Denomination within wreath

Script: Latin

Lettering:
INDO-CHINE FRANÇAISE
10 CENT.
TITRE 0,680.POIDS 2GR.7

Translation:
French Indochina
10 Centimes
0.680 purity. Weight 2.7 grams

Engraver: Jean-Auguste Barre

Edge

Reeded

Mint

Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date)

Marks

	Henri-Auguste-Jules Patey, General coin engraver, Monnaie de Paris (1896-1930)
	Lucien Bazor, General coin engraver, Monnaie de Paris (1931-1958)

Comments

FRENCH INDOCHINA(4/09/1870-10/07/1940)French Indochina is a part of the former French colonial empire, a creation of the colonial administration, grouping together several territories: the protectorates of Tonkin and Annam and the colony of Cochinchina, grouped together from 1949 within the State of Vietnam, the French protectorate of Laos and the French protectorate of Cambodia.
The Indochinese Union was created by the union of different territories of Southeast Asia colonized or passed under French protectorate during the 19th century. In the 20th century, the various Vietnamese independence movements gained in power: during the Second World War, the weakening of the metropolis and the occupation of Indochina by the Empire of Japan, put an end to the French colonial administration on March 9, 1945 (in July 1945 in Cochinchina). The power vacuum at the end of the war allowed the Viet Minh, a Vietnamese independence movement led by the Indochinese Communist Party, to seize the north of the country. Attempts at conciliation and reform of the status of Indochina failed and led to the Indochina War in 1946. Faced with the political and military impasse, France had to abandon Indochina, whose Vietnamese, Laotian, and Cambodian components saw their independence recognized by the Geneva Accords of 1954, which also formalized the partition of Vietnam, as the Americans and the Chinese had wished

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Date	Mintage	G	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC		Frequency
Undetermined
1921 A	12 516 000			$ 6.60	$ 14			$ 27	KM# 16.1	16%
1922 A	22 381 000	$ 5.70	$ 6.30	$ 6.30	$ 12	$ 12	$ 21	$ 55	KM# 16.1	23%
1923 A	21 755 000	$ 6.70	$ 6.70	$ 9.30	$ 14	$ 19	$ 25	$ 35	KM# 16.1	21%
1924 A	2 816 000								KM# 16.1	6%
1925 A	4 909 000		$ 11	$ 11	$ 11	$ 19			KM# 16.1	10%
1927 A	6 471 000			$ 5.50	$ 12				KM# 16.1	11%
1928 A	1 593 000								KM# 16.1	4%
1929 A	5 831 000			$ 10	$ 10	$ 10	$ 17	$ 35	KM# 16.1	14%
1930 A	6 608 000			$ 12	$ 13				KM# 16.1	8%
1931 A	100								KM# 16.1 Proof	0.8%
1932 A									KM# 16.1 (possibly counterfeit; not referenced in World Coins)	0.9%
1937	25 000 000			$ 9.30	$ 9.30	$ 11	$ 13	$ 21	KM# 16.2	48%

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This index is based on the data of Numista members collections. It ranges from 0 to 100, 0 meaning a very common coin or banknote and 100 meaning a rare coin or banknote among Numista members.

Bullion value: USD 4.30 Search tips

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Actual silver weight: 0.059 oz

Current silver price: 72.89 USD/oz (see silver price

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Examples of the type

– KM# 16.1 • 19 mm • 2.7 g (see more)

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Past sales

Pictures	Sale	Date	Version	Grade	Sold price
	Heritage Auctions Wednesday & Thursday World & Ancient Coins Select Auction 232543 Lot 64159	16 Oct 2025	1921 A – KM# 16.1	UNC (NGC MS64)	USD 169.00 (incl. buyer's premium)
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	Heritage Auctions 2025 December 22 Spotlight: France & French Colonies World Coins Showcase Auction 61579 Lot 24283	22 Dec 2025	1922 A – KM# 16.1	UNC (PCGS MS65)	USD 144.00 (incl. buyer's premium)
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	Heritage Auctions Wednesday & Thursday World & Ancient Coins Weekly Online Auction 232116 Lot 64357	21 Apr 2021	1923 A – KM# 16.1	UNC (NGC MS66)	USD 264.00 (incl. buyer's premium)
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	Heritage Auctions Wednesday & Thursday World & Ancient Coins Select Auction 232227 Lot 61457	30 Jun 2022	1924 A – KM# 16.1	UNC (PCGS MS62)	USD 104.00 (incl. buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 84 Lot 1634	27 May 2023	1925 A – KM# 16.1	UNC	USD 52.23 (EUR 45.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Katz Coins Notes & Supplies Corp.
	Heritage Auctions Thursday World & Ancient Coins Weekly Online Auction 231952 Lot 64247	26 Dec 2019	1928 A – KM# 16.1	F (NGC F12)	USD 51.00 (incl. buyer's premium)
© Heritage Auctions
	Heritage Auctions Wednesday & Thursday World & Ancient Coins Select Auction 232617 Lot 64212	16 Apr 2026	1929 A – KM# 16.1	UNC (NGC MS65)	USD 89.00 (incl. buyer's premium)
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	Heritage Auctions Wednesday & Thursday World & Ancient Coins Weekly Online Auction 232116 Lot 64358	21 Apr 2021	1929 A – KM# 16.1	UNC (NGC MS67)	USD 468.00 (incl. buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 194 Lot 1108	15 May 2026	1937 – KM# 16.2	UNC	USD 15.09 (EUR 13.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 169 Lot 1994	20 Sep 2025	1937 – KM# 16.2	UNC	USD 24.37 (EUR 21.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Katz Coins Notes & Supplies Corp.