Cochinchina
Sapèque 1 centime Cérès – 1875 K Bordeaux – 1878 saïgon – PCGS MS64 RB
450€
MS+
Cochinchina
MS+
Sapèque 1 centime Cérès – 1875 K Bordeaux – 1878 saïgon – PCGS MS64 RB
450€
Description:
Coin with red original luster.
Period
colonies
Type
1 centime
Year
1875
Mint name
Bordeaux
Diameter
15 mm
Weight
0,95 g
Metal
Bronze
Grading
PCGS MS 64 RB
Rarity
rare
-
Comments :
The metropolitan French 1 centime coin dated 1875-K of the Bordeaux mint issue was used for these coins, and the French garrison at Saigon punched a 3mm round hole into them for circulation as a sapèque (or cash) coin in Cochinchina. These were not popular with the locals and they were quickly retired; estimates are that out of a million coins intended, only about 10,000 coins were holed.
Coin certified PCGS MS 64 RB.
https://www.pcgseurope.com/Cert/17269671
References : G.cf 88, F.cf 104, Lec-2
