Coins and Banknotes of Vietnam
and French Indochina

French Indochina 100 Piastres 1947-1954

Face:

Mercury; denomination;
Text:
BANQUE DE L'INDOCHINE = Bank of Indochina;
CENT PIASTRES = One hundred piastres;
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 ADJT = Deputy General Director
[signature: Jean Laurent];
SÉB. LAURENT FEC. [designer: Sébastien Laurent]; E. GASPÉ SC. [engraver: E. Gaspé];

Back:

oriental men with elephants; denomination;
Text:
東方滙理銀行 = Bank of Indochina;
壹百元 = MỘT TRĂM BẠC = ១០០ រៀល = ໑໐໐ ຫຼຽญ (on P-82a) = ໑໐໐ ຫຼຽນ (on P-82b) = 100 piastres;
SÉB. LAURENT FEC. [designer: Sébastien Laurent]; E. GASPÉ SC. [engraver: E. Gaspé];

Watermark:

Vietnamese male head

P-82a 100 Piastres 1947-1949

Back:

old Lao text: ໑໐໐ ຫຼຽญ
French Indochina banknote 100 Piastres 1947-1949, faceFrench Indochina banknote 100 Piastres 1947-1949, back

P-82a(s) 100 Piastres 1947-1949 SPECIMEN

No watermark

French Indochina banknote 100 Piastres 1947-1949 specimen, faceFrench Indochina banknote 100 Piastres 1947-1949 specimen, back

P-82b 100 Piastres 1949-1954

Back:

new Lao text: ໑໐໐ ຫຼຽນ
French Indochina banknote 100 Piastres 1949-1954, faceFrench Indochina banknote 100 Piastres 1949-1954, back

P-8ba(s) 100 Piastres 1949-1954 SPECIMEN

perforation SPECIMEN
French Indochina banknote 100 Piastres 1949-1954 specimen, faceFrench Indochina banknote 100 Piastres 1949-1954 specimen, back