1 Piastre

Issuer	Banque de l'Indochine
Year	1932
Type	Standard circulation banknote
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Obverse description	To the right, an intaglio vignette portrays a young Indochinese woman in traditional dress and jewellery with her hair pinned up, set against a background vignette of a pagoda temple reflected in water. The left portion of the note is occupied by a rectangular guilloche panel framed by ornamental corner borders, with the serial number and two facsimile signatures for Le Président and Le Directeur Général positioned above the denomination cartouche. The legend UNE PIASTRE appears in a cartouche at the bottom centre, with the engravers' credits SEB. LAURENT FEC. and HOURRIEZ SC. at the lower margin.
Obverse lettering	BANQUE DE L'INDOCHINE 1 L'ART. 139 DU CODE PENAL PUNIT DES TRAVAUX FORCES CEUX QUI AURONT CONTREFAIT OU FALSIFIE LES BILLETS DE BANQUES AUTORISEES PAR LA LOI LE PRESIDENT LE DIRECTEUR GENERAL UNE PIASTRE SEB. LAURENT FEC. HOURRIEZ SC.
Reverse description	The central intaglio vignette presents a bare-chested male peasant in a conical hat carrying two baskets of fruit suspended from a shoulder pole, with a rural settlement in the background. Chinese characters appear vertically at the left margin, while Cambodian script numerals and an ornamental guilloche panel occupy the right portion. The Vietnamese title inscription GIẤY MỘT ĐỒNG VÀNG runs across the upper portion of the note, with the engravers' credits at the lower corners.
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