What is a 1945 REPUBLIQUE FRANCAISE 20 CENT coin worth?

Question

The front has REPUBLIQUE FRANCAISE 1945 the back has INDOCHINE FRANCAISE 20 CENT on it.

Answer 1

You have a coin made for French Indo-China which today is called Vietnam, The coin is KM# 29.1 and is made of Aluminum.  Depending on grade they sell for .25 in lower circulated grades to around $10 in mint state. They had a mintage of 15,412,000 so are not rare or scarce. The climate there though is not good on coins so the ones in high mint state are worth the $10 or so. This coin is collected here in the states by collectors who collect World war II coins. It is usually ignored by others here, for it is a small denomination coin and made of Aluminum.