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1 Piastre - Saigon
| 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 SAIGON 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 : L'ADMT-DIRECTEUR : DANIEL DUPUIS ET GEORGES DUVAL FEC. A. LEVEILLE SC |
| Reverse description | The reverse is printed in rose-red on a cream ground and dominated by a large dragon vignette occupying the upper register, rendered in fine intaglio line work against a geometric guilloche background. The central field carries a substantial block of Chinese characters arranged in vertical columns, flanked on each side by the French-language counterfeit warning text set in letterpress. An ornate border of interlocking fretwork frames the entire composition, with the dollar sign $1 repeated at each corner. |
| 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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