Issuing authority
French Indochina
French colonial federation issuing piastre coinage, banknotes and stamps.
- Kind
- colony
- Region
- Southeast Asia, Asia
- Recorded period
- 1887 – 1954
Succeeded by Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia.
Objects are filed under the historical authority that actually issued or made them. A recorded period comes from the issuer's own reference description and is left blank where no source states it.
Published entries
11
Individual types and documented families
With photographs
100%
11 with a credited real-object photo
Dated span
1859 – 1942
11 entries with their own date
Verified or well documented
1
Highest two confidence levels
Catalogue entries (11)
Filter these entries by era, material or confidenceSorted by date, earliest first.
Post of Martinique
stamps
French colonial general and territorial stamps
19th-20th century
French colonial general and territorial stamps encompass postage stamps issued by France for territories lacking stamps of their own, alongside issues tailored to specific colonial dependencies. The general issues were used between 1859 and 1906, with a brief revival from 1943 to 1945, initially relying on shared al…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
20 centimes from French Indochina, 1885
1885
Silver coin. Obverse: woman with halo of rays around her head seated on a chair facing left, holding a bundle of arrows in her right hand. To her left branches and to the right an anchor. In the exergue, the date. Reverse: between two tied branches in two lines value designation: 20 cent., below which letter A [= Pa…
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Windrain
modern coins
French Indochina 1 Piastre
1885-1928
The French Indochina 1 piastre, or piastre de commerce, is a large silver trade coin introduced by French colonial authorities. It was established in 1885 across the territories of French Indochina—encompassing Cochinchina, Cambodia, Annam, and Tonkin—in order to improve monetary stability. Struck to compete with ot…
Partial type record
CGB via Numista
banknotes
5 Dollars = 5 Piastres, French Indochina, 1886–1896 (Pick 21)
1886-1896
This 5 Dollars = 5 Piastres note was issued in French Indochina, with dates recorded from 1886–1896. It belongs to the Piastre (1880-1952) currency system. Issuing authority and period recorded in the catalogue: Third Republic (1870-1940). and is printed on paper. The Standard Catalog of World Paper Money lists the…
Partial type record
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
French Indochina, centime, 1892
1892
Bronze coin. Obverse: woman with halo of rays around her head seated on a chair facing left, holding a bundle of arrows in her right hand. To her left branches and to the right an anchor. In the exergue, the letter A [= Paris]. Date in lower circumscription. Reverse: between value designation: 1 C in a rectangle fou…
Partial type record
CGB via Numista
banknotes
1 Piastre, Bank of Indochina, French Indochina, 1900–1903 (Pick 5)
1900-1903
This 1 Piastre note was issued in French Indochina by the Bank of Indochina, with dates recorded from 1900–1903. It belongs to the Piastre (1880-1952) currency system. Issuing authority and period recorded in the catalogue: Third Republic (1870-1940). and is printed on paper. The Standard Catalog of World Paper Mone…
Partial type record
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
French Indo-China, 10 centimes, 1901
1901
Silver coin. Obverse: woman with a halo of rays around her head in a seat facing left, holding a bundle of arrows in her right hand. To her left, branches, and to her right, an anchor. In the exergue, the date. Reverse: between two tied branches, value designation in two lines: 10 cent., below which the letter A [=P…
Partial type record
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Piastre from French Indochina, 1910
1910
Silver coin. Obverse: woman with halo of rays around her head seated on a chair facing left, holding a bundle of arrows in her right hand. To her left branches and to the right an anchor. In the exergue, the date. Reverse: between two tied branches in three lines value designation: piastre de commerce, below which l…
Partial type record
CGB via Numista
banknotes
50 Cents, Bank of Indochina, French Indochina, 1920–1923 (Pick 46)
1920-1923
This 50 Cents note was issued in French Indochina by the Bank of Indochina, with dates recorded from 1920–1923. It belongs to the Piastre (1880-1952) currency system. Issuing authority and period recorded in the catalogue: Third Republic (1870-1940). and is printed on paper. The Standard Catalog of World Paper Money…
Partial type record
ngdawa via Numista
banknotes
1 Piastre, Bank of Indochina, French Indochina, 1932–1949 (Pick 54)
1932-1949
This 1 Piastre note was issued in French Indochina by the Bank of Indochina, with dates recorded from 1932–1949. It belongs to the Piastre (1880-1952) currency system. Issuing authority and period recorded in the catalogue: Third Republic (1870-1940). It measures 127 × 80 mm and is printed on paper. The Standard Cat…
Partial type record
CGB via Numista
banknotes
5 Piastres, French Indochina, 1942–1945 (Pick 63)
1942-1945
This 5 Piastres note was issued in French Indochina, with dates recorded from 1942–1945. It belongs to the Piastre (1880-1952) currency system. and is printed on paper. The Standard Catalog of World Paper Money lists the type as Pick 63. Obverse: Wreath at centre. Its lettering reads “BANQUE DE L'INDO-CHINE / CINQ…
Partial type record
Entries by catalogue category
- Banknotes5
- Modern World Coins5
- Postage Stamps1
Counts of published entries only. They describe this catalogue's holdings, not everything the issuer or maker produced.
Dated entries by century
- 19th century6
- 20th century5
Only the 11 entries carrying their own date to within about 150 years are counted, by the earliest year given. These are catalogue holdings, not production totals.
Materials recorded in the physical descriptions
- Paper5
- Silver3
- Bronze1
An entry made of several materials is counted once under each. Materials are counted only where the description states them.
Confidence of the published entries
- Well documented1
- Documented10
Confidence reflects how well the sources support each entry's identification, not the object's quality or importance.
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