Coins and Banknotes of Vietnam
and French Indochina

French Indochina 1 Piastre 1946-1949

Face:

Vietnamese woman; denomination;
Text:
BANQUE DE L'INDOCHINE = Bank of Indochina;
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 forced labour those who counterfeits or falsifies the bills of the banks authorized by the Law;
UNE PIASTRE = One piastre;
LE PRÉSIDENT = President
[signature: Emile Minost];
LE DIRECTEUR GÉNÉRAL ADJOINT = Deputy General Director
[signature: Jean Laurent];
SÉB. LAURENT FEC. [designer: Sébastien Laurent]; HOURRIEZ SC. [engraver: Georges Hourriez];

Back:

Vietnamese boy carrying coconuts; denomination;
Text:
東方滙理銀行 = Bank of Indochina;
GIẤY MỘT ĐỒNG VÀNG = Banknote one piastre gold;
壹元 = ១ រៀល = ໑ ຫຼຽญ (on P-54c) = ໑ ຫຼຽນ (on P-54d/P-54e) = 1 piastre;
SÉB. LAURENT FEC. [designer: Sébastien Laurent]; HOURRIEZ SC. [engraver: Georges Hourriez];

Watermark:

Mercury head

P-54c 1 Piastre 1946

Back:

old Lao text: ໑ ຫຼຽญ
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P-54s 1 Piastre 1946 SPECIMEN

perforation SPECIMEN
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P-54d 1 Piastre 1949

Back:

new Lao text: ໑ ຫຼຽນ
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P-54e 1 Piastre 1949

Back:

no dot under MÔT
French Indochina banknote 1 Piastre 1949, faceFrench Indochina banknote 1 Piastre 1949, no dot, back