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1 Piastre

Issuer Banque de l'Indochine
Year 1942-1945
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Printer Imprimerie d'Extrême-Orient, Hanoi, French Indochina
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Obverse description Central vignette of sampans with characteristic sail junks navigating a bay, set against a rocky coastal landscape, positioned at left centre on an ochre guilloche underprint. At right, a large ornate circular medallion bearing the denomination numeral '1' with a dollar sign, surrounded by intricate lathe-work. The note carries two manuscript signatures below the vignette, one for L'Inspecteur Général at lower left and one for Le Directeur de la Succursale de Saïgon at lower right.
Obverse lettering BANQUE DE L'INDOCHINE UNE PIASTRE TRAN-TANLOC DEL IDEO-HANOI
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Reverse lettering GIAY MOT DONG VANG 行銀理進方東 元壹 L'ARTICLE 139 DU CODE PÉNAL PUNIT DES TRAVAUX FORCÉS CEUX QUI AURONT CONTREFAIT OU FALSIFIÉ LES BILLETS DE BANQUES AUTORISÉES PAR LA LOI. TRAN-TANLOC DEL. IDEO. HANOI
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