Coins and Banknotes of Vietnam
and French Indochina

French Indochina 5 Cents 1942

Face:

denomination;
Text:
GOUVERNEMENT GÉNÉRAL DE L'INDOCHINE = General Government of Indochina;
LE TRÉSORIER GÉNÉRAL = Chief Treasurer
[signature: Louis Mayet];
LE DIRECTEUR DES FINANCES = Director of Finance
[signature: Jean Cousin];
PHẠM-NGỌC-KHUE [designer: Phạm Ngọc Khuê]; IDEO-HANOI [printer];

Back:

denomination;
Text:
NĂM XU = ៥ សេន = ຫ້າ ອັດ = 伍仙 = 5 cents;
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;

No watermark

P-88a 5 Cents 1942

One-letter serial number
French Indochina banknote 5 Cents 1942, faceFrench Indochina banknote 5 Cents 1942, back

P-88a 5 Cents 1942

Two-letter serial number
French Indochina banknote 5 Cents 1942, faceFrench Indochina banknote 5 Cents 1942, back

P-88b 5 Cents 1942

French Indochina banknote 5 Cents 1942, faceFrench Indochina banknote 5 Cents 1942, back