Catalog
1 Piastre - Haïphong
| Issuer | Banque de l'Indo-Chine |
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| Year | 1903-1921 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse lettering | BANQUE DE L'INDO-CHINE HAÏPHONG DÉCRETS DES 21 JANVIER 1875, 20 FÉVRIER 1888, 16 MAI 1900 & 3 AVRIL 1901 EMISSION AUTORISÉE LE 3 AOÛT 1891 UNE PIASTRE PAYABLE EN ESPÈCES AU PORTEUR UN ADMINISTRATEUR : UNE PIASTRE PAYABLE EN ESPÈCES AU PORTEUR L'ADMR-DIRECTEUR : DANIEL DUPUIS ET GEORGES DUVAL FEC. B. LEVEILLE SC. |
| Reverse description | The reverse is dominated by a large intaglio dragon vignette spanning the upper portion of the note, rendered in fine line engraving against a dense repetitive guilloche underprint border. Large Chinese characters in seal and regular script occupy the central field, with the penal code warning text printed in two columns flanking the characters. Corner values "$1" appear at all four corners within ornamental frames, and the designers' credit is placed at the lower margin. |
| Reverse lettering | $1 $1 BANQUE DE L'INDO-CHINE 東 方 滙 理 銀 行 銀 壹 元 正 奉 本 國 特 諭 L'ARTICLE 139 DU CODE PENAL PUNIT DES TRAVAUX FORCES A PERPE-TUITE CEUX QUI AURONT CONTREFAIT OU FALSIFIE LES BILLETS DE BANQUES AUTORISEES PAR LA LOI, AINSI QUE CEUX QUI AURONT FAIT USAGE DE CES BILLETS CONTREFAITS OU FALSIFIÉS. $1 $1 DANIEL DUPUIS ET GEORGES DUVAL FEC. |
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