French Indochina | 1939 | 10 Cents | P-85a | Uncirculated (CP100129)

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French Indochina | 1939 | 10 Cents | P-85a | Uncirculated (CP100129)
Summary
French Indochina (l'Indo-Chine) was located on the Indo-Chinese peninsula of Southeast Asia. It was a French colonial possession from the later 19
th
century until 1954. A French Governor-General headed a federal type of central government and colonial administration but reported directly to France which retained exclusive authority over foreign affairs and defense, customs, finance and public work. The colony covered 286, 194 sq. mi. and had a population of 24 million. It consisted of 5 protectorates: Tonkin (northern Vietnam), Annam (central Vietnam), Cochin-China (southern Vietnam), Laos and Cambodia. Principal cities were Saigon, Hanoi, Haiphong, Pnom-Penh, and Vientiane. From 1875 to 1951, the exclusive right to issue banknotes within the colony was held by the Bank of Indochina (Banque de l'Indochine). On December 31, 1951, this privilege was transferred to the Issuing Authority of the States of Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam (Institut d'Emission des Etats du Cambodge, du Laos et du Vietnam). From the moment of their conquest, the Indochinese people resisted French rule. The degree of resistance varied, being strongest in central and northern Vietnam, but was evident throughout Indochina. There were unsuccessful attempts by Vietnamese nationals, headed by Nguyen Ai Quoc (later known
as Ho Chi Minh), to gain recognition/independence at the Versailles Peace Conference following
World War I. Japan occupied French Indochina at the start of World War II but allowed the local French (Vichy) government to remain in power until March 1945. Meanwhile, many Nationalists (communist and non-communist alike) followed Ho Chi Minh's leadership in the formation of the League for Independence of Vietnam (Viet-Minh) which took an active anti-Japanese part during the war. France reoccupied the area after the Japanese surrender, and established the Associated States of Indochina, with each of the five political subdivisions having limited independence within French Union. Disagreement over the degree of independence and the reunification of the three Vietnamese subdivisions led to armed conflict with the Viet-Minh and a protracted war (The First Indochina War). In 1949/1950, in an attempt to retain their holdings, France recognized Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam as simi-independent self-governing States within the French Union but retained financial and economic control. Fighting continued and culminated with the French military disaster at Dien Bien Phu in May 1954. The subsequent Geneva Agreement brought full independence to Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam (
temporarily
divided into the 17
th
parallel of Latitude), and with it, an end to French rule in Indochina.
ND (1939). Red-brown. Sculptures at left, dancer at right. Back: Market scene with elephants.
a.
Le Tresorier Payeur General
in 2 lines at lower left. Denominations in Chinese, Cambodian and Vietnamese on back.
Country:
French
Indochina
Composition:
Paper
Date:
1939
Fineness
Subject Date:
Dimension (mm/in):
105/4.13 x 55/2.16
Mint:
Central Bank
Weight (grams):
8
P#
107
Grader:
Consignor
Mintage:
N/A
Rating:
60-UNC (Uncirculated)
Technique
:
Printing
Monetary System
Piastre
100 Cents
1 Riel (Cambodia), 1951-1954
Piastre
100 Cents
1 Kip (Laos)
Piastre
100 Cents
1 Dong (Vietnam)
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