SE Asia and thereabouts

Discussion in 'Paper Money' started by De Orc, Apr 26, 2008.

  1. De Orc

    De Orc Well-Known Member

    OK as I said in another thread been a good day for notes today LOL this is the start of my South East Asia collection, it will include French Indochina, Cambodia, Vietnam (Yep South as well) Loas and Indonisia
    So far just scanned one of them LOL

    Kingdom of Cambodia
    1958/70
    500 Riels
    Sig # 12
    Man with Ox & plough
    Doorway of Preah Vihear & Pagoda
    Wtmrk Stone head

    Not sure of the exact date so if anyone knows please let me know :smile to view just click on the link :hail:
     
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  3. Daggarjon

    Daggarjon Supporter**

    nice :D the vingette on the back is awsome!!!

    the only date i see in my books is the ones you have listed.
     
  4. De Orc

    De Orc Well-Known Member

    Apparently they were produced over a number of years, I would have expected variations LOL
     
  5. Daggarjon

    Daggarjon Supporter**

    there are variatins .. the signatures chnange, but thats all i see :)
     
  6. De Orc

    De Orc Well-Known Member

    Thats what I am after it should then give dates for the changes LOL
     
  7. De Orc

    De Orc Well-Known Member

    Todays offerings all are up for viewing, just click on the link in my sig :hail:

    French Indochina
    1939
    10 Cents
    Redbrown
    Temple & Dancer, Value
    Village scene
    p85c

    1942
    5 Cents
    Green
    Value in French
    Value in multible langueges
    p88 b

    10 Cents
    Brown
    Value in French
    Value in multible langueges
    p89a

    Kingdom of Cambodia
    1972
    100 Riels
    Brown Green
    Statue of Lokecvara
    Sig #13
    Shells with Long boat in center
    Wtmrk Budda
    p8c
    This one recieved with thanks from Cherylkubucko

    Kingdom of Laos
    1957
    100 Kip
    Multi
    King Sisavang Vong & Dragons
    Woman with bowl of roses & Pagoda
    p6

    1962
    1 Kip
    Brown/Blue
    Temple daity
    Tricephalic elephant arms in center
    p8

    5 Kip
    Green/Rose
    King Sisavang Vong
    Temple and man on Elephant
    Wtmrk Tricephalic elephant
    p9

    1963
    1000 Kip
    Brown/Orange/Green
    Prince Regent Savang Vatthana & Temple
    3 long canoes on river
    Wtmrk Tricephalic elephant
    p14b

    1974
    500 Kip
    Red/Orange/Green
    Prince Regent Savang Vatthana & Pagoda
    Hydroelectric dam
    Security thread
    Wtmrk Tricephalic elephant
    p17

    1975
    5000 Kip
    Blue/Green
    Prince Regent Savang Vatthana & Temple
    Loatian musicians with instruments
    Security thread
    Wtmrk Tricephalic elephant
    p19

    South Vietnam
    1955
    2 Dong
    Blue
    Fishing vessel
    House by river
    p12

    5 Dong
    5 Dong Redbrown Rice paddy with farmer & waterbuffaloe House by river
    p13
     
  8. Daggarjon

    Daggarjon Supporter**

    :thumb: lol

    im warning you. .. you keep this up .. and i will have to hurry up and scan the last few countries i have. . and go on a blizzard to post them all. :mad: lol even if i wanted to .. i dont think i have the time to post 200 or so notes all in 1 day lol

    keep up the pace De Orc :) it keeps me busy lol
     
  9. De Orc

    De Orc Well-Known Member

    One more to add here today, rather a good one I think, just take a look at the guy pictured LOL woudnt want to meet him on a dark night :)

    Timor
    1967
    20 Eecudos
    Bank seal & Regulo D Aleixo (Timorian chief killed by the Japanese)
    Bank seal (Ship) & Coat of arms
    Security thread
    Wtmark R D Aleixo
    p26
     
  10. Daggarjon

    Daggarjon Supporter**

    hmmm . ive seen this one b4 :)

    that note seems to have seen some circulation .. either that or the brown spots are meant to be there ....
     
  11. De Orc

    De Orc Well-Known Member

    The brown spots are what is called foxing, it happens when paper of a certain age has been exposed to damp, I had seen theses notes before as well thats why I wanted one LOL
     
  12. Daggarjon

    Daggarjon Supporter**

    when that happnes .. does it lower the grade.. i would assume so.. but have to ask :D
     
  13. De Orc

    De Orc Well-Known Member

    Normaly yes but of course if it it is a rare note LOL
     
  14. De Orc

    De Orc Well-Known Member

    Now I have a lot to post here lOL

    Kingdom of Laos
    1962
    10 Kip
    Blue/Yellow
    Loation woman
    Styilised sunburst
    Wtrmrk Elephant
    p10

    1963
    200 Kip
    Green/Blue
    Sig # 6
    Prince Regent Savang Vatthana & Temple of That Luang Signature 4. Waterfalls
    Wtmrk Tricephalic elephant
    p13b

    French Indochina
    1946
    1 Piastre
    Multi
    Pagoda & Young girl
    Man carrying fruit in baskets with cattle in background
    Wtmrk Head of mercury
    p54c

    1964
    South Vietnam
    20 Dong
    Green/Brown
    Geometric patter in center
    Stylized fish
    Wtrmrk Dragon
    p16

    Cambodia Kingdom (1956-1970):
    1972
    1 Riel
    Green/Purple/Orange
    Sig #12.
    Boats & ships; dockside in port
    Royal Palace throne room
    p4

    100 Riels
    Blue/Green/Orange
    Sig #13
    Sun rising behind the Temple of Preah Vihear
    Aerial view of Prasat Preah Vihear Temple
    Wmk:Bayon stone face of Bodhisattva Lokesvara in Angkor Thom
    G & D Munich
    p12b

    100 Riels
    Blue
    Sig #12
    Two oxen feeding with temple in background
    Three ceremonial women
    p13b

    Khmer Republic (1970-1975):
    1973
    500 Riels
    green/Multi background
    Children at school at right
    Head of Lokecvara at Ta Som
    Security thread
    Wtrmrk Smiling schoolgirl's head
    p17

    500 Riels
    Green
    Native girl with jug on her head
    Rice paddy scene & ancient scenes in stone
    Wtrmrk man's head
    p17

    1975
    5 Riels
    Green/Yellow
    Angkor Wat
    People working in the fields
    Unisued note I think

    Institute of Issuance of Cambodia, Laos, and Viet Nam
    1953
    5 Piastre (Use in South Vietnam)
    Green
    Bao Die. 13th king of the Nguyễn Dynasty, the last king of Vietnam
    River & flora
    Wtrmrk Tiger
    p106

    Indonisia
    1956
    1 Rupiah
    Blue
    Flora & Birds, Javanese girl
    Coat of arms
    p74

    1958
    5 Rupiah
    Green/Redbrown
    Woman applying wax to cloth (batiking)
    Indonesian traditional house
    Wtrmrk Goat?
    p55

    1961
    2 1/2 Rupiah
    Blue/Brown
    Farmers harvesting crop & flowers, Corn
    Corn
    p79

    1984
    100 Rupiah
    Red
    Victoria crowned pigeon
    Asahan Dam
    p122b

    1987
    1000 Rupiah
    Blue/Red/
    Coat of arms & Raja Sisingamangaraja XII
    Yogyakarta Court
    Wtrmrk Raja Sisingamangaraja XII
    p124

    1992
    100 Rupiah
    Red
    Sailboat Pinisi
    Volcano Anak Krakatau
    p127

    To view just click on the link and there they be :hail:
     
  15. Daggarjon

    Daggarjon Supporter**

    De Orc .. is the total in your sig accurate? you have 731 notes? I tried to look on banknote.com but wasnt able to find totals.
     
  16. De Orc

    De Orc Well-Known Member

    Nope I have 780 on Banknotebank :smile to see what people have look at the top 25 collections
     
  17. spock1k

    spock1k King of Hearts

    nice notes. but dont come too close to to he border orit will be war :D
     
  18. De Orc

    De Orc Well-Known Member

    I will get there eventualy LOL but for today we continue with mainly South Vietnam, these arrived this morning so it took me a bit of time to atribute them but now they are posted :hail:


    Institute of Issuance
    1953
    1 Piastre
    Multi
    Pagoda & Young girl
    Man carrying fruit in baskets with cattle in background
    Wtmrk Head of mercury
    p92


    French Indochina
    1942/45
    100 Piaster
    Green/Brown
    Village scene
    Pagoda
    p73


    South Vietnam
    1955
    1 Dong
    Gray/Pink
    Woman farm worker threshing grain
    Farmer & Paddy field
    p11

    5 Dong
    Green/Orange/Pink
    Series 2
    Stylized bird
    Farmer with Water Buffalo
    Wtrmrk Tiger
    p2

    1962
    10 Dong
    Red
    Farming couple
    Ornate Gate
    p5a

    1966
    100 Dong
    Red/Cream
    Vietnamese national hero Le Van Duyet;
    Pagoda temple, ornate gateway & palm tree
    Security thread
    Wtrmrk Dragon
    p19a

    1969
    20 Dong
    Pink/Blue/Green
    National Bank Building
    Geometric pattern
    Security thread
    Wtrmrk Tran Hung Dao
    p24

    50 Dong
    Aqua/red
    National Bank Building
    Geometric pattern
    Security thread
    Wtrmrk Tran Hung Dao
    p25

    1970
    100 Dong
    Green/Blue/Red
    National Bank Building
    Geometric pattern
    Security thread
    Wtrmrk Tran Hung Dao
    p26

    500 Dong
    Orange/Green/Brown
    National Bank Building
    Geometric pattern
    Security thread
    Wtrmrk Tran Hung Dao
    p28

    1971
    1,000 Dong
    Green/Blue/Red
    National Bank Building
    Geometric pattern
    Security thread
    Wtrmrk Tran Hung Dao
    p29

    1972
    50 Dong
    Aqua
    Independence Palace
    Prancing horses
    Security thread
    Wtrmrk Vietnamese lady
    p30

    100 Dong
    Green
    Independence Palace
    Farmer riding Water Buffalo in river
    Security thread
    Wtrmrk Vietnamese lady
    p31

    1,000 Dong
    Multi
    Independence Palace
    Three Elephants and riders at river bank
    Security thread
    Wtrmrk Vietnamese lady
    p34

    Hope that you find something amongst them of interest :thumb:
     
  19. spock1k

    spock1k King of Hearts

    very very nice continue to look east :D
     
  20. De Orc

    De Orc Well-Known Member

    Which ways that then LOL forgot to mention that the French Indochina note would have most likely been issued while the countries were occupied by the Japanese, who retained the French administration but ran everything from behind the scene
     
  21. Daggarjon

    Daggarjon Supporter**

    nice :D i like that French Indochina note... i also like the building on the South Vietnam 1972 notes. hey, its a nice looking building :)
     
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