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| 100 Indochinese piastres |
Currency of French Indochina 100 Indochinese piastres (piastre de commerce) banknote of 1921-1931, issued by the Bank of Indochina (Banque de l'Indochine).
100 Piastres, Yuan, Đồng, Kip, Riels.
Obverse: Street market scene in Indochina.
Reverse: Hung Kings Temple - complex of majestic buildings located on Nghia Linh Mountain, Phong Chau District, in Phu Tho Province. The complex consists of Ha Temple and Pagoda, Gieng Temple, Trung and Thuong Temples, and Hung Kings Tomb. Two hundred and twenty five steps lie between Dai Mon Gate and Ha Temple, which was built in the 15th century.
Printed by IDEO - Imprimerie d'Extrême-Orient, Hanoi.
IDEO - Imprimerie d'Extrême-Orient - the Far Eastern Printing is a printing and publishing house existing in Hanoi, after the printing was created in 1885 by the editor printer François-Henri Schneider and his brother Hippolyte Ernest Schneider (Schneider says the elder). The printing took over the tasks of his predecessors, such as editing the Journal Indochina. The Printing Far East was a company with a capital of 7.8 million dollars and its headquarters were at 24 rue de France in Hanoi, other sources giving the address 14 boulevard Bobillot.
My favorite bank notes that were issued by the Bank of Indochina are: 500 Piastres and 1000 Francs .