French Indochina 50 Cents 1939
Face:
denomination;Text:
Gouvernement Général de l'Indochine = General Government of Indochina;PAYABLES AU PORTEUR EN INDOCHINE EN ESPÈCES = Payable to bearer in Indochina in cash;
G. BARRIERE [artist: Georges Barrière]; IDEO. HANOI [printer];
Back:
Vietnamese woman; denomination;Text:
៥០ សេន = 五毛 = NĂM MƯƠI XU = ໕໐ ອັດ (except P-87a) = 50 cents;No watermark
All notes below were scanned on the same scanner with the same image settings to demonstrate the subtle difference of the color shades.
P-87a 50 Cents 1939
Face:
LE TRÉSORIER PAYEUR GÉNÉRAL = Chief Treasurer
[signature: Emile Henry];
LE DIRECTEUR DES FINANCES = Director of Finance
[signature: Yves Cazaux];
Back:
no Lao text;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 life-term forced labour those who counterfeit or falsify the bills of the banks authorized by the Law
P-87c 50 Cents 1939
Face:
LE TRÉSORIER GÉNÉRAL = Chief Treasurer
[signature: Louis Mayet];
LE DIRECTEUR DES FINANCES = Director of Finance
[signature: Yves Cazaux];
Back:
L'ART 139 DU CODE PÉNAL PUNIT DES TRAVAUX FORCÉS A PERPÉTUITÉ CEUX QUI AURONT CONTREFAIT OU FALSIFIÉ LES BILLETS ÉMIS PAR LE TRÉSOR PUBLIC
= Art. 139 of Penal Code punishes with the life-term forced labour those who counterfeit or falsify the bills issued by the Public Treasury
P-87d 50 Cents 1939, white paper
Face:
LE TRÉSORIER GÉNÉRAL = Chief Treasurer
[signature: Louis Mayet];
LE DIRECTEUR DES FINANCES = Director of Finance
[signature: Jean Cousin];
Back:
as above
P-87d 50 Cents 1939, brown paper
Face/Back:
as above
P-87e 50 Cents 1939 "Coffee-Brown"(*), brown paper
(*) described as "Coffee-Brown & Black" in the catalogs,
but there is no "Black" on a closer look.
Face/Back:
as above
P-87e 50 Cents 1939 "Coffee-Brown", white paper
Face/Back:
as above
