1 Piastre, French Indo-China (1932-49) East Asia printed in 1978 during the

printed in 1978 during the short lived Khalq government

Burma maintained the old currency (Rupee) till 1952

this features the crowned head of George VI on the obverse and the denomination on the reverse

These are rare and hard to find coins - the set of full 5 coins is hard to put together

These were the last two rupee notes to be printed - the denomination was discontinued after 1995

1 Piastre, French Indo-China (1932-49) East Asia printed in 1978 during the1 Piastre banknote of French Indo China which included Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia, along with a small part of China. The obverse features a young local woman in a traditional costume, with the tomb of Emperor Minh Mang in the background. Minh Mang was a Vietnamese king of early 19th century, known for his opposition to the French. The reverse features a young peasant with Vietnamese hat carrying a yoke with baskets of coconuts, and water buffaloes in