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1 Dollar / 1 Piastre - Haïphong
| Issuer | Banque de l'Indo-Chine |
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| Year | 1892-1899 |
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| Composition | Paper |
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| Obverse description | Central intaglio vignette in blue depicts an allegorical group with France seated at right, holding a caduceus, accompanied by a seated Oriental woman at lower left, the composition rendered in a classical academic style. The bank title 'BANQUE DE L'INDO-CHINE' is engraved across the top in bold letterpress, with the branch designation 'HAIPHONG' at upper left and the bilingual denomination 'ONE DOLLAR / UNE PIASTRE' at centre right. Decree dates, emission authorization, and signature lines for 'Un Administrateur' and 'Le Directeur' appear in the right field, with elaborate guilloche borders framing the entire note. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is printed entirely in blue with a large central panel of Chinese characters arranged in a vertical columnar format, conveying the bank name and value in Chinese script. Twin dragon vignettes flank the central text at the lower centre, engraved in intaglio, while the denomination '$1' appears in each corner. Repetitive guilloche geometric borders and fretwork panels fill the margins, and the anti-counterfeiting Article 139 warning text in French appears in two columns flanking the central Chinese inscription. |
| Reverse lettering | $1 $1 BANQUE DE L'INDO-CHINE 東方滙理銀行 銀壹元正 奉本國特諭 L'ARTICLE 139 DU CODE PÉNAL PUNIT DES TRAVAUX FORCÉS À PERPÉTUITÉ CEUX QUI AURONT CONTREFAIT OU FALSIFIÉ LES BILLETS DE BANQUES AUTORISÉES PAR LA LOI, AINSI QUE CEUX QUI AURONT FAIT USAGE DE CES BILLETS CONTREFAITS OU FALSIFIÉS. $1 $1 DANIEL DUPUIS ET GEORGES DUVAL FEC. |
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