PCGS SP65 plate coin (30496430).
Av. REPUBLIQUE - FRANÇAISE. Bust with Liberty of the Republic cap right, holding single olive branch, (date) in exergue; signature P. TURIN right; ESSAI left.
Rv. INDOCHINA - FRENCH. Two ears of rice, above 1 PIASTRE and below (different).
Lec.314 = this example; Cupro-nickel - 35 mm - 6 h
Top Pop: the most beautiful graded example! From the Jean Lecompte collection. This is the copy illustrating Jean Lecompte's book, Monnaies et jetons de l'Indochine française, published by Gadoury.
PCGS SP65 plate coin (30496430).
Special coinage (SP) on a cupro-nickel blank, with grooved edge. Unadopted type with single branch on the right and REPUBLIQUE legend. In mint condition with delicate gray patina. Corner flower.