Banknotes from French Indochina for collectors

Banknotes from French Indochina

Capital: Hanoi (administrative during colonial period)

Currency: French Indochina Piastre

Area: ~740,000 km²

Population: ~24,000,000 (colonial period)

Official languages: French (administrative), Vietnamese, Khmer, Lao

Government: French Colony

ISO Country Code: – (today VNM for Vietnam, KHM for Cambodia, LAO for Laos)

The French Indochina Piastre was introduced in 1885 by the colonial administration, replacing local and foreign currencies circulating in the region. The word “piastre” comes from Italian, meaning “thin plate of metal,” originally used for large silver coins.

1 piastre was divided into 100 cents. The term “cent” derives from the Latin “centum,” meaning “one hundred.”

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