5 Piastres Cambodia Issue

Issuer	Institut d'Emission des Etats du Cambodge, du Laos et du Vietnam
Year	1953
Type	Standard circulation banknote
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Obverse description	Green intaglio-printed note with a central vignette of a tropical riverside landscape with banana plants to the left and palm fronds to the right, set against a guilloche underprint. The denomination CINQ PIASTRES is inscribed in large lettering at center, with the issuing authority INSTITUT D'EMISSION DES ETATS DU CAMBODGE DU LAOS ET DU VIETNAM across the top. Two manuscript signatures appear below the vignette, attributed to UN ADMINISTRATEUR and LE PRESIDENT, with the serial number and prefix letter printed at lower left and right, and the warning legend LE CONTREFACTEUR SERA PUNI CONFORMEMENT A LA LOI along the lower border.
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Reverse description	Green intaglio-printed reverse centered on an oval cartouche containing a sculptural vignette of a multi-headed Naga (mythical serpent deity) rising above a decorative pedestal, rendered in fine engraving. Khmer script inscriptions appear at the top and lower areas of the note, with the denomination also expressed in Vietnamese as NAM DONG and in Khmer below the central cartouche. Corner numerals 5 in ornate frames appear at all four corners, and the overall layout is framed by an intricate geometric border.
Reverse lettering	រដ្ឋសាភាពរប្រទ ប្រាំរូល ប៉ាភិប NĂM ĐỒNG
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