French Indochina 5 Piastres 1932-1936
Face:
woman with helmet and lance; denomination;Text:
CINQ PIASTRES = Five piastres;BANQUE DE L'INDOCHINE = Bank of Indochina;
L'ARTICLE 139 DU CODE PÉNAL PUNIT DES TRAVAUX FORCÉS CEUX QUI AURONT CONTREFAIT OU FALSIFIÉ LES BILLETS DE BANQUES AUTORISÉES PAR LA LOI
= Article 139 of Penal Code punishes with the forced labour those who counterfeits or falsifies the bills of the banks authorized by the Law;
LE PRÉSIDENT = President
[signature: René Thion de la Chaume (on P-53/P-55a) or Marcel Borduge (on P-55b)];
LE DIRECTEUR GÉNÉRAL = General Director
[signature: Paul Baudouin];
SÉB. LAURENT FEC. [designer: Sébastien Laurent]; E. DELOCHE SC. [engraver: Emile Deloche];
Back:
Cambodian woman; Bayon Face Tower in Angkor; denomination;Text:
東方滙理銀行 = Bank of Indochina;伍元 = ៥ រៀល = ໕ ຫຼຽญ (except P-53) = 5 piastres;
GIẤY NĂM ĐỒNG VÀNG = Banknote five piastres gold;
SÉB. LAURENT FEC. [designer: Sébastien Laurent]; E. DELOCHE SC. [engraver: Emile Deloche];
Watermark:
Mercury headP-53 5 Piastres 1932
Back:
no Lao text

P-53s 5 Piastres 1932 SPECIMEN
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P-55a 5 Piastres 1932


P-55s 5 Piastres 1932 SPECIMEN
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P-55b 5 Piastres 1936


Notes of this type were resumed after 1946