Face:

woman and child with a globe; denomination;

Text:

BANQUE DE L'INDOCHINE = Bank of Indochina;
CINQ CENTS PIASTRES = Five 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 ADJOINT = Deputy General Director
[signature: Jean Laurent];
SÉB. LAURENT FEC. [designer: Sébastien Laurent]; RITA - J. PIEL SC. [engravers: Rita, Jules Piel];

Back:

woman and child with a globe; elephants; denomination;

Text:

GIẤY NĂM TRĂM CHỤC ĐỒNG = Banknote five hundred piastres;
東方滙理銀行 = Bank of Indochina;
伍佰元 = ៥០០ រៀល = ໕໐໐ ຫຼຽນ = 500 piastres;
SÉB. LAURENT FEC. [designer: Sébastien Laurent]; HOURRIEZ SC. [engraver: Georges Hourriez];

Watermark:

Mercury head