Catalog
1 Piastre
| Issuer | Banque de l'Indochine |
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| Year | 1949-1951 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse description | At left, a three-quarter portrait of a young Vietnamese man wearing a traditional conical hat (nón lá), rendered in intaglio with fine engraving detail. The central and right portions carry a rural agricultural vignette of a farmer guiding an ox-drawn plow through a rice field, set against a countryside landscape. The bank title 'BANQUE DE L'INDOCHINE' appears at the top, with the denomination 'UNE PIASTRE' in a panel at the bottom centre flanked by serial numbers. |
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| Obverse lettering | BANQUE DE L'INDOCHINE L'ART. 130 DU CODE PÉNAL PUNIT DES TRAVAUX FORCÉS CEUX QUI AURONT CONTREFAIT OU FALSIFIÉ LES BILLETS DE BANQUES AUTORISÉES PAR LA LOI. L'INSPECTEUR GÉNÉRAL LE DIRECTEUR DE LA SUCCURSALE DE SAIGON UNE PIASTRE G. BARRIERE FEC. |
| Reverse description | The central vignette presents two young Southeast Asian women in bust-length portrait against a lush tropical background of foliage and trees. The figure at left wears plainer dress, while the figure at right is dressed in traditional ethnic attire with ornamental earrings. Tropical fruits — including bananas, pineapple, and mangoes — frame the lower corners, and the title inscription appears at the top in Vietnamese, Khmer, and Chinese scripts. |
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