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1 Piastre Cambodia Issue
| Issuer | Institut d'Emission des Etats du Cambodge, du Laos et du Vietnam |
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| Year | 1954 |
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| Printer | Thomas De La Rue & Company, London, United Kingdom |
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| Obverse description | Central vignette of a tropical forest scene with tall trees and lush foliage rendered in blue-green tones, framed by a guilloche border. The issuing authority legend INSTITUT D'EMISSION DES ETATS DU CAMBODGE DU LAOS ET DU VIETNAM arches across the upper portion, with the denomination UNE PIASTRE in bold letterpress below centre. Two manuscript signatures appear at lower centre beneath the titles LE PRESIDENT and UN ADMINISTRATEUR, with the anti-counterfeiting warning LE CONTREFACTEUR SERA PUNI CONFORMEMENT AUX LOIS EN VIGUEUR at the foot. |
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| Reverse description | Central vignette at left of a Khmer royal houseboat moored on a river, printed in orange-red intaglio, beside a decorative Khmer column divider. The border is composed of ornate blue guilloche work incorporating Khmer script inscriptions at top and bottom, with the Vietnamese equivalent denomination MOT DONG at lower right. The overall layout reflects the trilingual nature of the issue, with text in Khmer, French, and Vietnamese. |
| Reverse lettering | មួយរៀល MÔT ĐỒNG |
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