French Indo-China
French Colony silver Specimen Essai 10 Cents 1945 SP61 PCGS, Lec-183a. Rare pattern issue with "ESSAI" written below reverse denomination. Sharply struck and displaying high contrast between the raised devices and glistening silver fields, obverse hairlines accounting for the assigned grade. Very scarce in any condition, and only the second example we have ever seen after the similar example also offered in this auction.
https://coins.ha.com/itm/french-indo-china/french-indo-china-french-colony-silver-specimen-essai-10-cents-1945-sp61-pcgs-/a/3088-33104.s?type=CoinArchives3088
HID02906262019
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Estimate: 6000-8000 USD