Coins and Banknotes of Vietnam
and French Indochina

French Union 10 Piastres 1953, Laos

Face:

denomination;
Text:
INSTITUT D'ÉMISSION DES ÉTATS DU CAMBODGE DU LAOS ET DU VIET-NAM
= Issuing Authority for the States of Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam;
DIX PIASTRES = Ten piastres;
LE PRÉSIDENT = President
[signature: Gaston Cusin];
UN ADMINISTRATEUR = Administrator
[signature: Khun One Voravong];
LE CONTREFACTEUR SERA PUNI CONFORMÉMENT AUX LOIS EN VIGUEUR
= The counterfactor will be punished in accordance with the acting law;

Back:

Laotian woman; denomination;
Text:
ຫໍທະນະບ້ດ = Issuing Authority;
໑໐ ກີບ = ສິບກີບ = MƯỜI ĐỒNG = ដប់រៀល = Ten piastres;
ຜູ້ໃດປອມແປງທະນະບັດຈະໄດ້ຣັບໂທດຕາມກົດໝາຍ = Those who fake paper money will be punished by the law;

Watermark:

elephant

P-102 10 Piastres 1953

French Indochina banknote 10 Piastres 1953 Laos, faceFrench Indochina banknote 10 Piastres 1953 Laos, back

P-102s 10 Piastres 1953 SPECIMEN

perforation SPECIMEN
French Indochina banknote 10 Piastres 1953 Laos specimen, faceFrench Indochina banknote 10 Piastres 1953 Laos specimen, back