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5 Dollars / 5 Piastres
| Issuer | Banque de l'Indo-Chine |
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| Year | 1886-1896 |
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| Value | 5 Dollars = 5 Piastres (5 ICFP) |
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| Obverse lettering | DECRET DU 21 JANVIER 1875 BANQUE DE L'INDO-CHINE SAIGON LE 29 MARS 1886 FIVE DOLLARS CINQ PIASTRES TO BE PAID ON DEMAND TO BEARER. PAYABLES EN ESPECES AU PORTEUR. LE CAISSIER LE DIRECTEUR DE L'AGENCE UN ADMINISTRATEUR A PARIS A. BRAMTOT ET GEORGES DUVAL FEC CH-WULLSCHLEGER SC |
| Reverse description | The reverse is printed in blue and features two large confronted dragons at left and right flanking a central rectangular text panel bearing a legal notice in French and in Chinese characters. A lower horizontal band repeats the BANQUE DE L'INDO-CHINE issuer name and denomination in a guilloche-bordered underprint strip. The overall design is executed in a dense ornamental style with elaborate interlocking border patterns. |
| Reverse lettering | BANQUE DE L'INDO-CHINE 5 PIASTRES A. BRAMTOT + G. DUVAL FEC CH-WULLSCHLEGER SC |
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