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5 Piastres
| Issuer | Banque de l'Indo-Chine |
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| Year | 1909-1916 |
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| Composition | Paper |
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| Obverse lettering | BANQUE DE L'INDO-CHINE DÉCRETS DES 21 JANVIER 1875, 20 FÉVRIER 1888, 16 MAI 1900 & 3 AVRIL 1901 CINQ PIASTRES PAYABLES EN ESPECES AU PORTEUR SAIGON GEORGES DUVAL fec. L. RUFFE SC |
| Reverse description | The reverse is dominated by a large intaglio dragon vignette at left, rendered in fine line engraving with sinuous coils filling much of the composition, flanked by a second dragon along the right border. Chinese characters appear in the central field and within a rectangular cartouche at right, with the bank's name in Chinese script repeated in horizontal bands across the upper and lower margins. The designer's credit 'GEO. DUVAL fec.' is printed at the lower margin. |
| Reverse lettering | GEO. DUVAL fec. |
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