Banknote of Banque de l'Indochine – Second type –100 piastres
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Title
Banknote of Banque de l'Indochine – Second type –100 piastres
Description
Obverse:
Left: swirling clouds, a guardian lion of Khmer culture stands on the base next to a tree.
Right: a Western female figure wears a wreath. Her right hand holds an olive branch (symbol of peace) while her left hand puts on a base and holds the shoulder of the Vietnamese male figure who wears ao dai. There are bamboos in the background.
Some others details printed on the obverse are the yin-yang symbol and the Naga god.
Language: French
Watermark: Vietnamese male head
Reverse:
The image of Chinese dragons.
Languages: French, Chinese
Reference:
Daniel, Howard A. 1978. The Catalog and Guidebook of Southeast Asian Coins and Currency. 2nd ed. vol. 1. Portage, OH: BNR Press.
Left: swirling clouds, a guardian lion of Khmer culture stands on the base next to a tree.
Right: a Western female figure wears a wreath. Her right hand holds an olive branch (symbol of peace) while her left hand puts on a base and holds the shoulder of the Vietnamese male figure who wears ao dai. There are bamboos in the background.
Some others details printed on the obverse are the yin-yang symbol and the Naga god.
Language: French
Watermark: Vietnamese male head
Reverse:
The image of Chinese dragons.
Languages: French, Chinese
Reference:
Daniel, Howard A. 1978. The Catalog and Guidebook of Southeast Asian Coins and Currency. 2nd ed. vol. 1. Portage, OH: BNR Press.
Creator
Pho Do Quyen
Citation
Pho Do Quyen, “Banknote of Banque de l'Indochine – Second type –100 piastres,” Augustus in Saigon!?, accessed December 23, 2024, https://augustusinsaigon.uni-trier.de/items/show/168.