Face: Vietnamese woman; denomination; 
<p>Text: BANQUE DE L'INDOCHINE = Bank of Indochina; 
L'ART. 139 DU CODE PÉNAL PUNIT DES TRAVAUX FORCÉS CEUX QUI AURONT CONTREFAIT OU FALSIFIÉ LES BILLETS DE BANQUES AUTORISÉES PAR LA LOI 
= Art. 139 of Penal Code punishes with the forced labour those who counterfeits or falsifies the bills of the banks authorized by the Law; 
UNE PIASTRE = One piastre; 
LE PRÉSIDENT = President 
[signature: René Thion de la Chaume (on <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://art-hanoi.com/collection/icpaper/p52.html#p52">P-52</a>/<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://art-hanoi.com/collection/icpaper/p52.html#p54a">P-54a</a>) or Marcel Borduge (on <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://art-hanoi.com/collection/icpaper/p52.html#p54b">P-54b</a>)]; 
LE DIRECTEUR GÉNÉRAL = General Director 
[signature: Paul Baudouin]; 
SÉB. LAURENT FEC. [designer: Sébastien Laurent]; HOURRIEZ SC. [engraver: Georges Hourriez]; 
Back: Vietnamese boy carrying coconuts; denomination; 
Text: 東方滙理銀行 = Bank of Indochina; 
GIẤY MỘT ĐỒNG VÀNG = Banknote one piastre gold; 
壹元 = ១ រៀល = ໑ ຫຼຽญ (except <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://art-hanoi.com/collection/icpaper/p52.html#p52">P-52</a>) = 1 piastre; 
SÉB. LAURENT FEC. [designer: Sébastien Laurent]; HOURRIEZ SC. [engraver: Georges Hourriez]; 
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Watermark: Mercury head .
Banque de l'Indo-Chine
<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://art-hanoi.com/collection/icpaper/p52.html">French Indochina 1 Piastre 1932-1936</a> (Art-Hanoi).