French Indochinese Piastre
The piastre de commerce was the currency of French Indochina between 1885 and 1952. It was subdivided into 100 cent, each of 5 sapeque.
The name piastre, from Spanish pieces of eight (pesos), dates to the 16th century and has been used as the name of many different historical units of currency.
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