| Issuer | French Indochina |
|---|---|
| Year | 1896 |
| Type | Coin pattern |
| Value | 1 Sapeque (0.002 ICFP) |
| Currency | Piastre (1880-1952) |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Weight | 3.25 g |
| Diameter | 20 mm |
| Thickness | |
| Shape | Round with a square hole |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Engraver(s) | Jean-Auguste Barre |
| In circulation to | |
| Reference(s) | Lec Indo#11 , PCGS#537391 |
| Obverse description | Lettering around square hole |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | INDO-CHINE FRANÇAISE A 1896 (Translation: French Indochina) |
| Reverse description | Chinese lettering around square hole |
| Reverse script | Chinese |
| Reverse lettering | 南安之國法大 當二 (Translation: French Annam Worth two) |
| Edge | Plain |
| Mint | (A) Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date) |
| Mintage | 1896 A - - |
| Numisquare ID | 9535791010 |
| Comments | Van Gelder doubts the validity of these coins of Schoonhoven, because of the short duration of the siege. He only considers the 12 and 6 stuiver as reliable. |