French Indochina 100 Piastres 1911-1920, Haiphong reproduction Matte or Glossy

Face: female allegory of France with Vietnamese man; date; denomination;
Text: BANQUE DE L'INDO-CHINE = Bank of Indochina;
CENT PIASTRES = Hundred piastres;
PAYABLES EN ESPÈCES AU PORTEUR = Payable to bearer in cash;
H. Bellery Desfontaines del. [designer: Henri Bellery-Desfontaines]; L Ruffe sc. [engraver: Léon Henri Ruffe];

Back: dragon; denomination; Text: = 100 piastres;

= By this country special decree; = Bank of Indochina;

= Silver 100 piastres paid in cash upon presenting the note;

= Tonkin; = Annam;
L'ARTICLE 139 DU CODE PÉNAL PUNIT DES TRAVAUX FORCÉS A PERPÉTUITÉ CEUX QUI AURONT CONTREFAIT OU FALSIFIÉ LES BILLETS DE BANQUES AUTORISÉES PAR LA LOI, AINSI QUE CEUX QUI AURONT FAIT USAGE DE CES BILLETS CONTREFAITS OU FALSIFIÉS. CEUX QUI LES AURONT INTRODUITS SUR LE TERRITOIRE FRANÇAIS SERONT PUNIS DE LA MÊME PEINE.
= Article 139 of Penal Code punishes with the life-term forced labour those who counterfeit or falsify the bills of the banks authorized by the Law, as well as those who use these counterfeit or forged notes. Those who introduce them in French territory will be punished with the same penalty.; H. Bellery Desfontaines del. [designer: Henri Bellery-Desfontaines]; E Gaspé sc. [engraver: E Gaspé];

Watermark: Vietnamese male head