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500 Piastres
| Issuer | Banque de l'Indochine |
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| Year | 1951 |
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| Currency | Piastre (1880-1952) |
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| Obverse description | Central intaglio vignette of a classically draped woman, laureate-crowned, resting her hand on a terrestrial globe beside a younger companion similarly wreathed in laurel; the pair are framed by ornate guilloche pilasters. Denomination numeral 500 appears in red at upper left and upper right corners, with the bank title BANQUE DE L'INDOCHINE across the top panel. Signature facsimiles of the Président and Directeur Général Adjoint appear at lower left, with engravers' credits SÉB. LAURENT FEC. and RITA - J. PIEL SC. at the lower margins. |
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| Obverse lettering | BANQUE DE L'INDOCHINE CINQ CENTS PIASTRES L'ART. 139 DU CODE PÉNAL PUNIT DES TRAVAUX FORCÉS CEUX QUI AURONT CONTREFAIT OU FALSIFIÉ LES BILLETS DE BANQUE AUTORISÉES PAR LA LOI SÉB. LAURENT FEC. RITA - J. PIEL SC. |
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| Reverse lettering | GIẤY NĂM TRĂM ĐỒNG 伍佰元 東方匯理銀行 SÉB. LAURENT FEC. HOURRIEZ SC. |
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