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French West Africa
French Colony brass Countermarked 10 Units (50 Francs) 1883 XF Details (Environmental Damage) NGC, Paris mint, cf. KM-Tn8 (without countermark), Lec-25 (very rare) (plate coin). With F countermark. An exceedingly scarce trade issue produced on the order of Savorgnan de Brazza to replace paper vouchers to pay native boatmen and porters. A fantastic find for the collector of eclectic rarities.
https://coins.ha.com/itm/french-west-africa/french-west-africa-french-colony-brass-countermarked-10-units-50-francs-1883-xf-details-environmental-damage-ngc-/a/61320-22021.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-61320-06112023
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French Colony brass Countermarked 10 Units (50 Francs) 1883 XF Details (Environmental Damage) NGC, Paris mint, cf. KM-Tn8 (without countermark), Lec-25 (very rare) (plate coin). With F countermark. An exceedingly scarce trade issue produced on the order of Savorgnan de Brazza to replace paper vouchers to pay native boatmen and porters. A fantastic find for the collector of eclectic rarities.
https://coins.ha.com/itm/french-west-africa/french-west-africa-french-colony-brass-countermarked-10-units-50-francs-1883-xf-details-environmental-damage-ngc-/a/61320-22021.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-61320-06112023
HID02906262019
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