Bank of Indochina 100 Piastres, Yuan, Đồng, Kip, Riels, banknote.

100 Indochinese piastres

Currency of French Indochina 100 Indochinese piastres (piastre de commerce) banknote of 1921-1931, issued by the Bank of Indochina (Banque de l'Indochine).

100 Piastres, Yuan, Đồng, Kip, Riels.

Obverse: Street market scene in Indochina.

Reverse: Hung Kings Temple - complex of majestic buildings located on Nghia Linh Mountain, Phong Chau District, in Phu Tho Province. The complex consists of Ha Temple and Pagoda, Gieng Temple, Trung and Thuong Temples, and Hung Kings Tomb. Two hundred and twenty five steps lie between Dai Mon Gate and Ha Temple, which was built in the 15th century.

Printed by IDEO - Imprimerie d'Extrême-Orient, Hanoi.

IDEO - Imprimerie d'Extrême-Orient - the Far Eastern Printing is a printing and publishing house existing in Hanoi, after the printing was created in 1885 by the editor printer François-Henri Schneider and his brother Hippolyte Ernest Schneider (Schneider says the elder). The printing took over the tasks of his predecessors, such as editing the Journal Indochina. The Printing Far East was a company with a capital of 7.8 million dollars and its headquarters were at 24 rue de France in Hanoi, other sources giving the address 14 boulevard Bobillot.

My favorite bank notes that were issued by the Bank of Indochina are: 500 Piastres and 1000 Francs .

French Indochina banknotes 100 Piastres banknote, Joseph François Dupleix.

Currency of French Indochina

Dupleix on Banque de l'Indochine 100 piastres banknote  

Currency of French Indochina - $ 100 Indochinese piastres (piastre de commerce) banknote of 1921-1931, issued by the Bank of Indochina (Banque de l'Indochine).
100 Piastres, Yuan, Đồng, Kip, Riels.
French Indochina banknotes, French Indochina paper money, French Indo-china bank notes.

Obverse: Large Bronze Foo Dog Dragon Incense Burner at right.

Reverse: Bust of Joseph-François, Marquis Dupleix (1 January 1697 – 10 November 1763), Governor General of the French establishment in India. Head of Greek goddess Persephone, also called Kore (her portrait is often found on Tetradrachm Ancient Greek coins)

Watermark: Effigy of a native Asian male in profile wearing a cap.

My favorite bank notes that were issued by the Bank of Indochina are: 500 Piastres and 1000 Francs .

French Indochinese piastre - piastre de commerce banknote, helmeted Marianne.

 $ Indochinese piastre - piastre de commerce 

 $ 1 piastre note from French Indochina, Dollar sign 

Currency of French Indochina - $ 1 Indochinese piastre (piastre de commerce) banknote of 1921-1931, issued by the Bank of Indochina (Banque de l'Indochine).
French Indochina banknotes, French Indochina paper money, French Indo-china bank notes.

Obverse: Portrait of helmeted Marianne or Athena (Minerva), symbolizing the French Empire and values of France, proudly facing the future.

Reverse: Dollar Sign.

Watermark: Effigy of a young native Asian male in profile wearing a cap.

My favorite bank notes that were issued by the Bank of Indochina are: 500 Piastres and 1000 Francs .

French colonial banknotes 1000 Francs banknote, Bank of Indochina.

 Djibouti 1000 Francs, Bank of Indochina banknote, Oriental Bazaar Scene 

 Bank of Indochina 1000 Francs banknote, Tahitian couple  

Djibouti French Somaliland currency 1000 Francs banknote, issued by the Bank of Indochina (Banque de l'Indochine).

Obverse: Beautiful woman sitting at right and Oriental Bazaar Scene in background.
Reverse: Polynesian Tahitian couple - young girl with a basket and young hunter with a spear, Pacific Ocean Seascape - blue lagoon in the background.
Printed by BdF - Banque de France - Bank of France.