French Indochina 10 Cents 1939
Face:
Cambodian dancers; denomination;Text:
Gouvernement Général de l'Indochine = General Government of Indochina;PAYABLES AU PORTEUR EN INDOCHINE EN ESPÈCES = Payable to bearer in Indochina in cash;
G. BARRIERE [artist: Georges Barrière]; IDEO. HANOI [printer];
Back:
Cambodian marketplace scene with an elephant; denomination;Text:
១០ សេន = 一毛 = MƯỜI XU = ໑໐ ອັດ (except P-85a) = 10 cents;P-85a 10 Cents 1939
Face:
LE TRÉSORIER PAYEUR GÉNÉRAL = Chief Treasurer
[signature: Emile Henry];
LE DIRECTEUR DES FINANCES = Director of Finance
[signature: Yves Cazaux];
Back:
no Lao text;L'ART 139 DU CODE PÉNAL PUNIT DES TRAVAUX FORCÉS CEUX QUI AURONT CONTREFAIT OU FALSIFIÉ LES BILLETS DE BANQUES AUTORISÉES PAR LA LOI
= Art. 139 of Penal Code punishes with the life-term forced labour those who counterfeit or falsify the bills of the banks authorized by the Law
P-85b 10 Cents 1939
Face:
as above;Back:
as above; added Lao text
P-85c 10 Cents 1939
Face:
LE TRÉSORIER GÉNÉRAL = Chief Treasurer
[signature: Louis Mayet];
LE DIRECTEUR DES FINANCES = Director of Finance
[signature: Yves Cazaux];
Back:
L'ART 139 DU CODE PÉNAL PUNIT DES TRAVAUX FORCÉS A PERPÉTUITÉ CEUX QUI AURONT CONTREFAIT OU FALSIFIÉ LES BILLETS ÉMIS PAR LE TRÉSOR PUBLIC
= Art. 139 of Penal Code punishes with the life-term forced labour those who counterfeit or falsify the bills issued by the Public Treasury
P-85d 10 Cents 1939
Face:
LE TRÉSORIER GÉNÉRAL = Chief Treasurer
[signature: Louis Mayet];
LE DIRECTEUR DES FINANCES = Director of Finance
[signature: Jean Cousin];
Back:
as above
P-85d 10 Cents 1939 ERROR
This kind of defect is pretty common for both IDEO fractional issues 1939-1942
P-85e 10 Cents 1939
Face/Back:
as above;
Different serial number format
P-85e 10 Cents 1939 ERROR
Missing print
