The inscription on the obverse of these coins, with translation in English, reads as follows:

Centre:

"Sultan of Ngazidja. Said Ali ibn Said Omar."

Exterior:

"Protectorate of the glorious French republic"

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Details of 5 centimes coin: reverse

The inscription on the reverse of this coins, with translation in English, reads as follows:

"10 c. State of Ngazidja. By the grace of God. Year 1308."

Mint and privy marks:

The mint mark at A is a letter "A", the pre-1880 mint mark of the Monnaie de Paris mint.

At B is the new mint mark of the Monnaie de Paris mint.

C is the privy mark of the chief engraver: for the 1889 issue it was the fasces mark of Jean Lagrange; for the 1901 issue it was the torch mark of Henri Auguste Patey.