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
1 Piastre - Saigon
ND (1903-1921)

Standard banknote

P# 34, N# 292226
Available for swap 1 Piastre
ND (1921-1931)

Standard banknote
149 × 93 mm
P# 48, N# 220894
Available for swap 1 Piastre
ND (1932)

Standard banknote
128 × 80 mm
P# 52, N# 208676
Available for swap 1 Piastre (Red numeral)
ND (1932-1949)

Standard banknote
127 × 80 mm
P# 54, N# 292244
Available for swap 1 Piastre
ND (1942-1945)

Standard banknote

P# 60, N# 212316
1 Piastre
ND (1942-1945)

Standard banknote
122 × 62 mm
P# 58, N# 292301
Available for swap 1 Piastre
ND (1942-1945)

Standard banknote

P# 59, N# 292302
Available for swap 1 Piastre
ND (1945-1951)

Standard banknote
127 × 64 mm
P# 76, N# 239312
Available for swap 1 Piastre
ND (1949-1951)

Standard banknote
130 × 65 mm
P# 74, N# 205738
1 Piastre (Red text)
ND (1953)

Standard banknote
128 × 80 mm
P# 92, N# 292245
Available for swap 1 Piastre (Cambodia issue)
ND (1953)

Standard banknote
100 × 60 mm
P# 93, N# 292410
Available for swap 1 Piastre (Laos Issue)
ND (1953)

Standard banknote
100 × 60 mm
P# 99, N# 239844
Available for swap 1 Piastre (Vietnam Issue)
ND (1953)

Standard banknote
100 × 60 mm
P# 104, N# 210340
Available for swap 1 Piastre (Cambodia Issue)
ND (1954)

Standard banknote
125 × 78 mm
P# 94, N# 208683
1 Piastre (Laos Issue)
ND (1954)

Standard banknote

P# 100, N# 208682
Available for swap 1 Piastre (Vietnam Issue)
ND (1954)

Standard banknote
128 × 80 mm
P# 105, N# 208681
5 Dollars / 5 Piastres
1886-1896

Standard banknote

P# 21, TBB# 101, N# 292103
5 Dollars / 5 Piastres
1897-1900

Standard banknote

P# 28, P# 29, N# 292109
5 Dollars / 5 Piastres - Haïphong
1900

Standard banknote

P# 8, N# 292093
5 Piastres - Saigon
1905-1907

Standard banknote

P# 35, N# 292227
5 Piastres
1909-1916

Standard banknote

P# 37, N# 292229
5 Piastres
1910-1915

Standard banknote

P# 16, N# 215433
5 Piastres
1920

Standard banknote

P# 19, N# 292101
5 Piastres
1920

Standard banknote

P# 40, N# 292232
5 Piastres
1926-1931

Standard banknote
174 × 90 mm
P# 49, N# 242015
5 Piastres
ND (1932)

Standard banknote

P# 53, N# 292298
Available for swap 5 Piastres
ND (1932-1949)

Standard banknote
140 × 91 mm
P# 55, N# 210335
5 Piastres (Green and brown)
ND (1942-1945)

Standard banknote

P# 61, N# 292303
5 Piastres (Violet)
ND (1942-1945)

Standard banknote

P# 64, N# 219326
5 Piastres (Green)
ND (1942-1945)

Standard banknote

P# 62, N# 292304
5 Piastres (Brown)
ND (1942-1945)

Standard banknote

P# 63, N# 292305
5 Piastres
ND (1951)

Standard banknote

P# 75, N# 292313
5 Piastres (Cambodia Issue)
ND (1953)

Standard banknote

P# 95, N# 208689
5 Piastres (Laos Issue)
ND (1953)

Standard banknote

P# 101, N# 208688
5 Piastres (Vietnam Issue)
ND (1953)

Standard banknote
131 × 83 mm
P# 106, N# 208687
Available for swap 10 Piastres
ND (1947-1951)

Standard banknote

P# 80, N# 220897
Available for swap 10 Piastres (Cambodia Issue)
1953

Standard banknote
138 × 86 mm
P# 96, N# 242020
10 Piastres (Laos issue)
ND (1953)

Standard banknote

P# 102, N# 292411
Available for swap 10 Piastres (Vietnam Issue)
ND (1953)

Standard banknote
139 × 88 mm
P# 107, N# 210345
20 Dollars / 20 Piastres
1876-1892

Standard banknote

P# 22, N# 292104
20 Dollars / 20 Piastres
1893

Standard banknote

P# 3, N# 292092
20 Dollars / 20 Piastres
1898

Standard banknote

P# 9, N# 292094
20 Dollars / 20 Piastres
1898

Standard banknote

P# 30, N# 292110
20 Piastres
1905-1907

Standard banknote

P# 15, N# 292098
20 Piastres
1905-1907

Standard banknote

P# 36, N# 292228
20 Piastres
1909-1917

Standard banknote

P# 17, N# 292099
20 Piastres
1909-1917

Standard banknote

P# 38, N# 292230
20 Piastres
1920

Standard banknote

P# 41, N# 292233
20 Piastres
ND (1928-1931)

Standard banknote

P# 50, N# 223309
20 Piastres
ND (1936-1939)

Standard banknote

P# 56, N# 292299
20 Piastres (Green)
ND (1942-1945)

Standard banknote

P# 70, N# 292310
20 Piastres
ND (1942-1945)

Standard banknote
154 × 75 mm
P# 71, N# 284853
20 Piastres (Pink)
ND (1942-1945)

Standard banknote

P# 72, N# 292311
20 Piastres
ND (1942-1945)

Standard banknote

P# 65, N# 292306
20 Piastres
ND (1949)

Standard banknote
160 × 85 mm
P# 81, N# 219328
Available for swap 50 Piastres
ND (1945)

Standard banknote
153 × 63 mm
P# 77, N# 292404
100 Dollars / 100 Piastres
1879-1890

Standard banknote

P# 23, N# 292105
100 Dollars / 100 Piastres
1893

Standard banknote

P# 26, N# 292107
100 Dollars / 100 Piastres
1899

Standard banknote

P# 10, N# 292095
100 Dollars / 100 Piastres
1899

Standard banknote

P# 31, N# 292111
100 Dollars / 100 Piastres
1903-1907

Standard banknote

P# 12, N# 292096
100 Piastres
1903-1907

Standard banknote

P# 33, N# 215398
100 Piastres
1911-1919

Standard banknote

P# 18, N# 292100
100 Piastres
1911-1919

Standard banknote

P# 39, N# 292231
100 Piastres
1920

Standard banknote

P# 42, N# 292235
100 Piastres
1925

Standard banknote

P# 20, N# 292102
100 Piastres
ND (1925-1939)

Standard banknote

P# 51, N# 220438
100 Piastres
ND (1942-1945)

Standard banknote
170 × 87 mm
P# 66, N# 242023
100 Piastres (Violet frame)
ND (1942-1945)

Standard banknote

P# 67, N# 292307
100 Piastres (Green frame)
ND (1942-1945)

Standard banknote
174 × 88 mm
P# 73, N# 292312
100 Piastres
ND (1945)

Standard banknote
180 × 75 mm
P# 78, N# 213521
Available for swap 100 Piastres
ND (1946)

Standard banknote
176 × 90 mm
P# 79, N# 292407
Available for swap 100 Piastres
ND (1947-1954)

Standard banknote
175 × 87 mm
P# 82, N# 219572
Available for swap 100 Piastres (Cambodia issue)
ND (1954)

Standard banknote
170 × 105 mm
P# 97, N# 220448
100 Piastres (Laos issue)
ND (1954)

Standard banknote

P# 103, N# 292412
100 Piastres (Vietnam issue)
ND (1954)

Standard banknote

P# 108, N# 292413
200 Piastres (Vietnam issue)
ND (1953)

Standard banknote

P# 109, N# 292414
200 Piastres (Cambodian Issue)
ND (1954)

Standard banknote
205 × 112 mm
P# 98, N# 218812
500 Piastres
ND (1939)

Standard banknote

P# 57, N# 292300
500 Piastres (Blue)
ND (1944-1945)

Standard banknote

P# 68, N# 292308
500 Piastres (Gray)
ND (1945)

Standard banknote

P# 69, N# 292309
500 Piastres
ND (1951)

Standard banknote
189 × 103 mm
P# 83, N# 292408
1000 Piastres
ND (1951)

Trial banknote

P# 84, N# 292409

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