Colony of Cochinchina
Colony of France (1862-1949)
Location: Southern Vietnam
Capital City: Saigon
Government type: French Colony
Main languages: Vietnamese, French, Khmer
Main religions: Buddhism, Vietnamese Folk Religion, Catholic Christianity
Chronology
1859: France occupies Saigon and the provinces of Biên Hòa, Gia Định and Định Tường
1862: Colony of Cochinchina formally established
1887: Becomes a constituent within French Indochina
1949: French Indochina dissolved, Annam and Cochinchina united as State of Vietnam within French Union
Currency
Piastre (1878-1885)
1 Piastre = 100 Centimes = 500 Sapeques
Coins from French Cochinchina in the collection
•1 Centime, 1879 (bronze, Paris mint, KM#3)