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Description
French Cochinchina, sometimes spelled Cochin-China (French: Cochinchine Française, Vietnamese: Nam Kỳ, Hán tự: 南圻), was a colony of French Indochina, encompassing the Cochinchina region of southern Vietnam. Formally called Cochinchina, it was renamed in 1946 as Autonomous Republic of Cochinchina, a controversial decision which helped trigger the First Indochina War. In 1948, the autonomous republic, whose legal status had never been formalized, was renamed as the Provisional Government of South Vietnam. It was reunited with the rest of Vietnam in 1949.
Obverse
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Depicts a country name (French Cochinchina), date below under the mintmark (A, Paris Mint) surrounded by privy marks. COCHINCHINE FRANÇAISE |
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Reverse
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Chinese lettering ("French Cochinchina" and "2 Sapeque") around square hole at centre. 南安之 國法大 |
| Edge |
Characteristics
| Material | Bronze |
| Weight | 2.1 g |
| Diameter | 20 mm |
| Thickness | 0.8 mm |
| Shape |
round with a square center hole
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| Alignment | Coin |
| Mint |
Paris Mint (A)
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