French Indochina 1 Piastres, 1932-1949 P-54

Red numeral

French Indochina 1 Piastres, 1932-1949 P-54 obverse
French Indochina 1 Piastres, 1932-1949 P-54 reverse

Information:

Reference P#54
Country French Indochina
Period Piastre (1880-1952)
Currency Piastres
Denomination 1 Piastres
Type Circulation banknotes
Issuing bank Bank of Indochina
Year 1932-1949
Shape Rectangular
Composition Paper
Demonetized Yes
Size (WxH) 127x80 mm

Obverse:

French Indochina 1 Piastres, 1932-1949 P-54
Latin

Obverse text

BANQUE DE L'INDOCHINE 1 L'ART. 139 DU CODE PENAL PUNIT DES TRAVAUX FORCES CEUX QUI AURONT CONTREFAIT OU FALSIFIE LES BILLETS DE BANQUE AUTORISEES PAR LA LOI UNE PIASTRE SÉB. LAURENT FEC. HOURRIEZ SC.

Obverse symbol

Woman in traditional clothes / Tomb of Minh Mang (second king of the Nguyen dynasty) - Hue, Vietnam / Red denomination

Reverse:

Image 1
Latin

Reverse text

GIÁY MÒT DÒNG VÀNG SÉB. LAURENT FEC. HOURRIEZ SC.

Reverse symbol

Young peasant with Vietnamese hat carrying yoke with baskets of coconuts, buffaloes in the background. Text in Chinese, Lao, Vietnamese and Thai languages

Varieties:

Date Variety Iss. Value
VG F VF XF AU UNC
ND (1932) Lao text Type I + - - - - - -
ND (1936) Lao text Type I - $5,30 $7,80 $10,00 $11,00 $15,00
ND (1946) Lao text Type I - - $5,80 - - -
ND (1949) "MỘT"(with dot) on back - - $6,80 $6,80 $7,50 $15,00
ND (1949) "MÔT" (without dot) on back - - - - $13,00 -