Trade Coins of the Orient
Imperial France
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Coin Details
| Origin/Country: |
FRENCH INDO-CHINA Asia 20th Century |
| Item Description: |
.900 Silver 1P 1900A F.i.china |
| Full Grade: |
NGC VF Details |
| Owner: |
The Beaw's Den |
Owner Comments:
The French defeat at Dien Bien Phu in 1954 signalled the end of French influence in Indochina. The battle fought around Dien Bien Phu was the last major campaign by a European state in the region; by the end of the decade the United States was to become the prominent foreign power in Vietnam and the influence of France dwindled to barely nothing. The movie Indochine tells the story of a French Lady and her adopted Vietnamese daughter during a time when Vietnamese nationalism was on the rise. A very good movie.