Cochinchina piastre
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Between 1878 and 1885, the Cochinchina piastre was the currency of the French colony of Cochinchina. It was replaced by the French Indochinese piastre after the creation of a unified administration fo
French Cochinchina 50 Cents 1879
French Cochinchina 2 Sapèques 1879
First coin of French Cochinchina (1878)
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Vietnamese cash
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The Vietnamese cash, also called the sapek or sapèque, is a cast round coin with a square hole that was an official currency of Vietnam from the Đinh dynasty in 970 until the Nguyễn dynasty in 1945, a
Cochinchina piastre
…forced to rescind this decree and all coins went back to being traded at their actual weights. The general exchange rate between silver French coins and Annamese sapèques was not favourable for the French as Cochinchinese money changers used an exchange rate of 8 tiền in sapèques per franc, which placed a disadvantage…
First and last Vietnamese cash coins: Thái Bình Hưng Bảo (太平興寶) issued during the Đinh dynasty (970–980). Bảo Đại Thông Bảo (保大通寶) issued under Bảo Đại (1925–1945).
Various Lý dynasty cash coins on display at the National Museum of Vietnamese History, Hanoi.
A Đại Trần Thông Bảo Hội Sao (大陳通寶會鈔) banknote of 1 mân (緡).
Copper-alloy and zinc cash coins issued under the reign of the Gia Long Emperor.