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: Emile Minost];
LE DIRECTEUR GÉNÉRAL ADJOINT = Deputy General Director
[signature: Jean Laurent];
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 (on P-55c) = ໕ ຫຼຽນ (on P-55d) = 5 piastres;
GIẤY NĂM ĐỒNG VÀNG = Banknote five piastres gold;
SÉB. LAURENT FEC. [designer: Sébastien Laurent]; E. DELOCHE SC. [engraver: Emile Deloche];

Watermark:

Mercury head