5 Piastres Vietnam Issue

5 Piastres (Vietnam Issue) - obverse5 Piastres (Vietnam Issue) - reverse

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Features

Issuer French Indochina
Issuing entity Issuing Institute of the States of Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam
Period French Union (1946-1958)
Type Standard banknote
Year 1953
Value 5 Piastres (5 ICFP)
Currency Piastre (1880-1952)
Composition Paper
Size 131 × 83 mm
Shape Rectangular
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
208687
References P# 106
Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Paper Money. Modern issues 1961-present (25th edition). Krause Publications, Iola, Wisconsin, United States.
And 2 more volumes.

Obverse

Banana bush, palm tree

Scripts: Khmer, Lao, Latin

Lettering:
VIỆN PHÁT HÀNH

NĂM
ĐỒNG

ប្រាំ​រៀល
ຫ້າກີບ

Translation: Distribution institute, Five Đồng, Five Riels, Five Kip

Reverse

Former Emperor, and later Counsellor of the Vietnamese Government, Bảo Đại (Nguyễn Phúc Vĩnh Thụy) (1913-1997)

Script: Latin

Lettering:
INSTITUTE D'EMISSION DES ETATS DU
CAMBODGE DU LAOS ET DU VIETNAM

CINQ
PIASTRES

Translation: Issuing institute of the states of Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam, Five Piastres

Printer

Bradbury Wilkinson and Company, United Kingdom (1856-1990)

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
ND (1953)  Photo $ 6.50 $ 11 $ 21 $ 23

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Past sales

Pictures Sale Date Grade Sold price
Picture 1 of a sold 5 Piastres (Vietnam Issue)Picture 1 of a sold 5 Piastres (Vietnam Issue)
Katz
Auction 93
Lot 60
Internet Archive
24 Aug 2023 AU USD 20.52
(EUR 19.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold 5 Piastres (Vietnam Issue)Picture 1 of a sold 5 Piastres (Vietnam Issue)
Katz
Auction 91
Lot 1525
Internet Archive
8 Aug 2023 AU USD 24.84
(EUR 23.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold 5 Piastres (Vietnam Issue)Picture 1 of a sold 5 Piastres (Vietnam Issue)
Katz
Auction 99
Lot 2660
Internet Archive
31 Oct 2023 F USD 39.97
(EUR 37.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
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