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| Issuer | Banque de Réserve de l'Indochine (fantasy) |
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| Year | 2025 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse lettering | 2000 Banque de Réserve de l'Indochine Ngân hàng Dự trữ Đông Dương Deux Mille Piastres Hai ngàn piastre 2000 |
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| Reverse lettering | Reserve Bank of Indochina Two Thousand Piastres 2000 © FRANCK MEDINA 2025 |
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| Comments |
A fantasy note, not a currency instrument. Franck Medina has produced a series of these Indo-Chinese-themed pieces — collectibles designed to evoke the aesthetic of French colonial-era Indochina issues without replicating any specific historical note. The issuing authority named here never existed; the Banque de l'Indochine was the actual colonial institution, and no "Banque de Réserve" successor or parallel body was ever established.
The watermark is a nod to period security practice rather than a functional anti-counterfeiting measure. Catalog value is driven entirely by Medina's market and print run size, not by monetary history.