Banknotes from French Indochina

French Indochina was a French colonial possession in South-Eastern Asia. It was first settled by the French in 1858 and 1862. In 1879 and 1884 wars were fought against the Annamese and Chinese Empires for hegemony in the local area. In 1893, a war with Siam enlarged the territory with the addition of Laos, and by 1913 the region spanned the current area of Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam. Following the fall of France in the summer of 1940, Japan was allowed to occupy the now-Vichy administered territory, annexing it formally towards the end of the war, when the Japanese withdrew following their surrender in September 1945. Local unrest sparked rebellions against French colonial rule, and the First Indochina War between the French and locals resulted in France decolonizing the region following the defeat at Dien Bien Phu in 1954.
Wikidata: Q185682

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Yen (1940-1941)

100 Sen = 1 Yen

50 Sen
ND (1940)

Standard banknote

P# M1, N# 292415
1 Yen
ND (1940)


P# M2, N# 292416
10 Yen
ND (1940)

Standard banknote
160 × 78 mm
P# M4, P# M7, N# 227033

Piastre (1880-1952)

5 Sapeques = 1 Cent • 100 Cents = 1 Piastre = 1 Dollar

Available for swap 5 Cents
ND (1942)

Standard banknote
74 × 49 mm
P# 88, N# 201665
10 Cents
ND (1920-1923)

Standard banknote

P# 43, N# 292236
10 Cents
ND (1920-1923)

Standard banknote

P# 44, N# 292237
Available for swap 10 Cents
ND (1939)

Standard banknote
105 × 54 mm
P# 85, N# 205592
Available for swap 10 Cents
ND (1942)

Standard banknote
75 × 49 mm
P# 89, N# 206415
20 Cents
ND (1920-1923)

Standard banknote

P# 45, N# 292238
20 Cents
ND (1939)

Standard banknote
104 × 66 mm
P# 86, N# 210337
Available for swap 20 Cents
ND (1942)

Standard banknote
87 × 55 mm
P# 90, N# 210339
50 Cents
ND (1920)

Standard banknote

P# 47, N# 292241
50 Cents
ND (1920-1923)

Standard banknote

P# 46, N# 292240
50 Cents
ND (1939)

Standard banknote
104 × 70 mm
P# 87, N# 210338
Available for swap 50 Cents
ND (1942)

Standard banknote
94 × 63 mm
P# 91, N# 225673
1 Dollar / 1 Piastre - Haïphong
ND (1892-1899)

Standard banknote

P# 2, N# 215494
1 Dollar / 1 Piastre - Saigon
ND (1892-1899)

Standard banknote

P# 24, N# 292106
1 Dollar / 1 Piastre - Haïphong
ND (1900-1903)

Standard banknote

P# 5, N# 215492
1 Dollar / 1 Piastre - Saigon
ND (1900-1903)

Standard banknote

P# 27, N# 292108
1 Piastre - Haïphong
ND (1903-1921)

Standard banknote

P# 13, N# 292097

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