Face: woman with helmet and lance; denomination; 
<p>Text: CINQ PIASTRES = Five piastres; 
BANQUE DE L'INDOCHINE = Bank of Indochina; 
L'ARTICLE 139 DU CODE PÉNAL PUNIT DES TRAVAUX FORCÉS CEUX QUI AURONT CONTREFAIT OU FALSIFIÉ LES BILLETS DE BANQUES AUTORISÉES PAR LA LOI 
= Article 139 of Penal Code punishes with the forced labour those who counterfeits or falsifies the bills of the banks authorized by the Law; 
LE PRÉSIDENT = President 
[signature: Emile Minost]; 
LE DIRECTEUR GÉNÉRAL ADJOINT = Deputy General Director 
[signature: Jean Laurent]; 
SÉB. LAURENT FEC. [designer: Sébastien Laurent]; E. DELOCHE SC. [engraver: Emile Deloche]; 
Back: Cambodian woman; Bayon Face Tower in Angkor; denomination; 
Text: 東方滙理銀行 = Bank of Indochina; 
伍元 = ៥ រៀល = ໕ ຫຼຽญ (on <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://art-hanoi.com/collection/icpaper/p55.html#p55c">P-55c</a>) = ໕ ຫຼຽນ (on <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://art-hanoi.com/collection/icpaper/p55.html#p55d">P-55d</a>) = 5 piastres; 
GIẤY NĂM ĐỒNG VÀNG = Banknote five piastres gold; 
SÉB. LAURENT FEC. [designer: Sébastien Laurent]; E. DELOCHE SC. [engraver: Emile Deloche]; 
Watermark: Mercury head 
P-55c 5 Piastres 1946
Back: old Lao text: ໕ ຫຼຽญ 
</p><p>P-55d 5 Piastres 1949
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Back: new Lao text: ໕ ຫຼຽນ.
Banque de l'Indo-Chine.
<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://art-hanoi.com/collection/icpaper/p55.html">French Indochina 5 Piastres 1946-1949</a> (Art-Hanoi).