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5 Piastres
| Issuer | Banque de l'Indo-Chine |
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| Year | 1920 |
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| Composition | Paper |
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| Obverse lettering | BANQUE DE L'INDO-CHINE CINQ PIASTRES PAYABLES EN ESPECES AU PORTEUR SAIGON GEORGES DUVAL FEC L. RUFFE SC |
| Reverse description | A large coiling dragon rendered in fine line engraving dominates the left half of the note, its body curling into an oval reserve at centre. The right portion carries Chinese and Vietnamese script characters within a decorative cartouche, surrounded by intricate guilloche borders. A warning text in French against counterfeiting runs along the lower margin. |
| Reverse lettering | BANQUE DE L'INDO-CHINE Geo. Duval. fec. |
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