PCGS SP65RB plate corner (32674217).
Av. FRENCH REPUBLIC. The radiant Republic, seated left and holding a beam; below ESSAI and signature A. B; in exergue: (date).
Rv. COCHINCHINE FRANÇAISE / WEIGHT 10 GR. In the center, around a cartouche with Chinese characters, 1 - C.
Lec.11 = this example; Bronze - 31 mm - 6 h
Top Pop: the finest graded example! From the Jean Lecompte collection. This is the specimen illustrating Jean Lecompte's book, Monnaies et jetons de l'Indochine française, published by Gadoury.
PCGS SP65RB plate coin (32674217).
Special strike (SP) on bronze blank: only 18 examples struck according to the Barre brothers' Archives! Barely burnished in the field, this example retains most of its original red color. Almost Fleur de coin.