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| Uitgever | Banque de l'Indochine |
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| Jaar | 1874-1910 |
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| Afmetingen | 180 × 92 mm |
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| Opschrift voorzijde | BANQUE DE L'INDOCHINE இந்து - சீனத்து பாங்க் DIX ROUPIES payables en especes au porteur TEN RUPEES to be paid on demand to bearer |
| Beschrijving keerzijde | The reverse carries a multi-language text panel with an inscription box, and a watermark window positioned at the upper right. The engravers' and designers' credits appear along the lower border. The Tamil text references Pondicherry (புதுவை) and the denomination. |
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Banque de l'Indochine was established by French imperial decree in 1875, and this note — denominated in both roupies and rupees to serve the French trading settlements on the Indian subcontinent, primarily Pondicherry, Karikal, Mahé, Yanaon, and Chandernagore — predates or coincides with the bank's founding year, suggesting the authorization and plate preparation ran ahead of formal operations. The dual-language denomination was a practical concession to local commerce rather than any symbolic gesture.
Bramtot was a Prix de Rome painter; his involvement signals the ambition Banque de l'Indochine had for its early printed currency. Wullschleger's engraving was executed in Paris, almost certainly at a major security printing house, though the specific contractor is not confirmed in the plate credits.