Provisional Government of the French Republic (1944-1946). Trial of 10 cent(ièmes), on aluminum blank, by R. Mercier, Frappe spéciale (SP) 1945, Hanoi.

PCGS SP64 plate corner (28672600).
Av. INDOCHINE - FRANÇAISE. Five ears of corn tied with a ribbon, below (date).
Rv. Between two geometric fleurons, 10 Cent. and ESSAI.

Lec.183b = this example; Aluminum - 1.53 g - 22.8 mm - 6 h

Top Pop (2): the finest graded example! From the Jean Lecompte collection. This is the specimen illustrating Jean Lecompte's book, Monnaies et jetons de l'Indochine française, published by Gadoury.

PCGS SP64 plate coin (28672600).
Special coinage (SP) on aluminum blank. Minimal marks and scratches. Extremely rare. Superb at Fleur de coin.