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10 Cents
| Uitgever | Banque de l'Indo-Chine |
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| Jaar | 1920-1923 |
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| Waarde | 10 Cents (0.10 ICFP) |
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| Beschrijving voorzijde | Two confronted dragons forming an ornate architectural vignette at the top of the note, flanked by decorative columns with classical motifs. The central panel carries the issuer's name above the large denomination numeral and value in text, with the payability clause below. Signature lines for two signatories appear above the serial number, with the designer's name in the lower left margin. |
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| Opschrift voorzijde | BANQUE DE L'INDO-CHINE 10 CENTS PAYABLES AU PORTEUR EN INDO-CHINE EN ESPÈCES Un Administrateur L'Administrateur Directeur G. FRAIPONT. |
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| Opmerkingen |
Banque de l'Indo-Chine's fractional paper issues of the early 1920s were a direct response to a severe small-change shortage across French Indochina — metallic coin supply had never recovered properly after the disruptions of the First World War, and the colonial administration needed something fast and cheap to plug the gap. These 10-centime notes were effectively emergency scrip, never intended as permanent fixtures of the currency system.
Imprimerie Chaix was primarily a commercial and poster printer, not a specialist banknote house — an unusual choice that reflects the urgency of the commission. Gustave Fraipont was principally known as an Art Nouveau illustrator and poster designer, which places this issue firmly outside the conventional engraving tradition of serious colonial currency.