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10 Piastres Vietnam Issue
| Issuer | Institut d'Emission des Etats du Cambodge, du Laos et du Vietnam |
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| Year | 1953 |
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| Printer | Thomas De La Rue & Company, London, United Kingdom |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is dominated by a large central sunburst guilloche rosette in orange and yellow tones, set against a pale geometric underprint. The issuing authority inscription 'INSTITUT D'EMISSION DES ETATS DU CAMBODGE DU LAOS ET DU VIETNAM' runs across the top, with the denomination 'DIX PIASTRES' in bold letterpress to the right. Ornate intaglio-printed scroll borders frame the note on all sides, with two facsimile signatures appearing below the central vignette under the titles 'LE PRESIDENT' and 'UN ADMINISTRATEUR'. |
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| Protection description | Watermark visible in the unprinted left panel area of the obverse |
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The Institut d'Emission des Etats du Cambodge, du Laos et du Vietnam was a transitional institution, created in 1952 as France began unwinding the Banque de l'Indochine's monopoly over currency in its Associated States. This note was issued for Vietnamese circulation specifically — the three successor states each received distinct issue variants from the same printing program, despite sharing a common institutional framework and, in some cases, common plates.
Thomas De La Rue's production records confirm London printing for this series. By 1955, the Institut itself was dissolved as Vietnam moved toward separate monetary arrangements, making the entire 1953 program short-lived by design.