Banknote of Banque de l'Indochine – Regular issues – 500 piastres
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Title
Banknote of Banque de l'Indochine – Regular issues – 500 piastres
Description
Obverse:
A female figure wears a wreath on her head. She puts her right hand upon the globe and also looks down onto it. Her left hand holds a young child's shoulder. They examine the globe together. Surrounding them are not the plants that are usually depicted in the Western culture (e.g., oak leaves, branches of olive, etc.) but unidentified ones. That provokes the sense of exoticism. And to the French, they have the urge to explore and research those distant Eastern lands. This image suggests the age of Enlightenment and the mission of civilization which was used to justify colonization.
Language: French
Watermark: Mercury head
Reverse:
Similar to the obverse with two elephants – national animal of Laos – in the background.
Language: Vietnamese, Chinese, Laos, Khmer
Reference:
Daniel, Howard A. 1978. The Catalog and Guidebook of Southeast Asian Coins and Currency. 2nd ed. vol. 1. Portage, OH: BNR Press.
A female figure wears a wreath on her head. She puts her right hand upon the globe and also looks down onto it. Her left hand holds a young child's shoulder. They examine the globe together. Surrounding them are not the plants that are usually depicted in the Western culture (e.g., oak leaves, branches of olive, etc.) but unidentified ones. That provokes the sense of exoticism. And to the French, they have the urge to explore and research those distant Eastern lands. This image suggests the age of Enlightenment and the mission of civilization which was used to justify colonization.
Language: French
Watermark: Mercury head
Reverse:
Similar to the obverse with two elephants – national animal of Laos – in the background.
Language: Vietnamese, Chinese, Laos, Khmer
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 – Regular issues – 500 piastres,” Augustus in Saigon!?, accessed May 19, 2024, https://augustusinsaigon.uni-trier.de/items/show/98.