fco_355063 - VIETNAM (before 1954) Essai de 20 Su (20/100 de Piastre) 1953 Paris
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Item sold on our e-shop (2015)
Price : 120.00 €
Item sold on our e-shop (2015)
Price : 120.00 €
Type : Essai de 20 Su (20/100 de Piastre)
Date: 1953
Mint name / Town : Paris
Quantity minted : 1200
Metal : aluminium
Diameter : 27 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 2,20 g.
Edge : lisse
Rarity : R2
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : QUOC-GIA VIET-NAM // 1953.
Obverse description : bustes de trois femmes à gauche.
Reverse
Reverse legend : VIET-NAM // 20 - SU // ESSAI.
Reverse description : plant de riz.
Commentary
Les trois effigies représentent les provinces de l’Annam, de la Cochinchine et du Tonkin.
Historical background
VIETNAM (before 1954)
(1949-1954)
The State of Vietnam was proclaimed on June 14, 1949 with Saigon as its capital and the former Emperor Bảo Đại as head of state. It has the status of an associated state of the French Union and a member of the Indochinese Federation. In July 1954, the Geneva Accords ratified the partition of the country. On October 26, 1955, Emperor Bảo Đại was dismissed by Prime Minister Ngô Đình Diệm who proclaimed the republic.
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