Coins and Banknotes of Vietnam
and French Indochina

French Union 5 Piastres 1953, Cambodia

Face:

banana tree and palm tree; denomination;
Text:
INSTITUT D'ÉMISSION DES ÉTATS DU CAMBODGE DU LAOS ET DU VIET-NAM
= Issuing Authority for the States of Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam;
CINQ PIASTRES = Five piastres;
UN ADMINISTRATEUR = Administrator
[signature: Son Sann];
LE PRÉSIDENT = President
[signature: Gaston Cusin];
LE CONTREFACTEUR SERA PUNI CONFORMÉMENT AUX LOIS EN VIGUEUR
= The counterfactor will be punished in accordance with the acting law;

Back:

seven-headed naga; denomination;
Text:
វជ្ចាស្ថាងបោះប្រាក់ = Issuing Authority;
= 5; ប្រាំរៀល = ຫ້າກີບ = NĂM ĐỒNG = Five piastres;
ឣ្នកក្លែងក្រដាសប្រាក់នឹងត្រូវផ្តន្ទាទោសតាមច្បាប់ = Those who fake paper money will be punished according to the law;

Watermark:

elephant

P-95 5 Piastres 1953

French Indochina banknote 5 Piastres 1953 Cambodia, faceFrench Indochina banknote 5 Piastres 1953 Cambodia, back

P-95s 5 Piastres 1953 SPECIMEN

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P-95(*) 5 Piastres 1953 color proof, purple

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