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Obverse Description
French text; balustrade of Angkor Thom bridge depicting Hindu gods holding Vasuki, the king of serpents
Reverse Description
Chinese, Khmer, Lao, and Vietnamese text; six Asian men wearing conical straw hats carrying wicker baskets next to lake
Catalog Information
GSID:
102896
Variety:
Diagonal green serif SPECIMEN ovpt front; horizontal green serif SPECIMEN ovpt back; all-zero s/n
BNB #:
B162as1
Pick #:
P78
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Bank Note Value History
Diagonal green serif SPECIMEN ovpt front; horizontal green serif SPECIMEN ovpt back; all-zero s/n
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3 Août 1891 Sig 2: Delessert/Simon SAIGON ovpt Series A 1 - W 40 (both varieties) Intro: 00 07 1892
Worth: $750 – $4,800
HAIPHONG ovpt
No ovpt; no perf; no wmk; no s/n
Horizontal SPECIMEN perf; no s/n
25 04 1893 Sig 2: Delessert/Simon SAIGON ovpt Series A 8 - W 13, A 14 - J 14 (includes Haiphong issues) Unconfirmed Intro: 00 01 1876
HAIPHONG ovpt
Horizontal SPECIMEN perf; dated 33 09 1896 [sic]; all-zero s/n
Monochrome (black) uniface front; no ovpt; no perf; no date; no s/n
05 05 1893 - 12 05 1893 Sig 2: Delessert/Simon Series A 4 - W 7 (includes Haiphong issues) Intro: 00 10 1893
HAIPHONG ovpt Unconfirmed
3 Août 1891 Sig 3: Denormandie/Simon SAIGON ovpt Series A 41 - W 126 (both varieties) Intro: 00 06 1900
Worth: $400 – $1,500
HAIPHONG ovpt
Worth: $1,400 – $11,000
Horizontal SPECIMEN perf; no ovpt; all-zero s/n
3 Août 1891 Sig 3: Denormandie/Simon SAIGON ovpt Series A 41 - W 126 (both varieties) Intro: 00 06 1900
HAIPHONG ovpt
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