Catalog
5 Piastres
| Issuer | Banque de l'Indochine |
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| Year | 1932 |
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| Composition | Paper |
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| Obverse lettering | CINQ PIASTRES L'ARTICLE 139 DU CODE PÉNAL PUNIT DES TRAVAUX FORCÉS CEUX QUI AURONT CONTREFAIT OU FALSIFIÉ LES BILLETS DE BANQUE AUTORISÉS PAR LA LOI SEB. LAURENT FEC. E. DELOCHE SC. BANQUE DE L'INDOCHINE LE PRÉSIDENT LE DIRECTEUR |
| Reverse description | A gilded Khmer-style Bodhisattva figure occupies the left portion of the design, rendered in fine intaglio engraving with elaborate crown and jewelled ornaments. To the right stands a detailed vignette of the Bayon temple at Angkor Thom, its towers carved with multiple serene faces of Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara. Chinese characters appear at upper right, and the Vietnamese denomination inscription runs along the lower border panel. |
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| Variants | P#53a - issued note P#53x - counterfeit on genuine paper with watermark Blocks 634 & 636 known |
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