Whitman Expo
Two vertical red SPECIMEN ovpts front/back; vertical SPECIMEN perf; normal s/n 50 piastres Values
Details
Obverse: French text; Asian wearing conical straw hat squatting with wicker baskets containing vegetables
Reverse: Chinese, Khmer, Lao, and Vietnamese text; Samudra manthan (Sanskrit for “churning of the ocean”) bas-relief from Angkor Wat, Cambodia, depicting Hindu gods holding Vasuki, the king of serpents
Basic Information
GSID:
102893
Denomination:
50 piastres
Varieties and Classification
Variety:
Two vertical red SPECIMEN ovpts front/back; vertical SPECIMEN perf; normal s/n
