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: René Thion de la Chaume (on <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://art-hanoi.com/collection/icpaper/p53.html#p53">P-53</a>/<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://art-hanoi.com/collection/icpaper/p53.html#p55a">P-55a</a>) or Marcel Borduge (on <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://art-hanoi.com/collection/icpaper/p53.html#p55b">P-55b</a>)]; 
LE DIRECTEUR GÉNÉRAL = General Director 
[signature: Paul Baudouin]; 
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 (except <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://art-hanoi.com/collection/icpaper/p53.html#p53">P-53</a>) = 5 piastres; 
GIẤY NĂM ĐỒNG VÀNG = Banknote five piastres gold; 
SÉB. LAURENT FEC. [designer: Sébastien Laurent]; E. DELOCHE SC. [engraver: Emile Deloche]; 
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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/p53.html">French Indochina 5 Piastres 1932-1936</a> (Art-Hanoi).