Nonesuch Notes - 'Indochina'
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New: March 28 2018
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A display of unused designs, specimens and little known notes by government banks. These notes are not displayed to scale. More examples will be added periodically.
This section focuses on unissued designs and alternate trial versions of the paper money of Cambodia.
Cambodia, 1955+
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Right: Banque Nationale du Cambodge; an obverse and reverse mostly hand drawn composite essay on card for 20 Riels, ND 1955. Bradbury, Wilkinson & Company, England. This became the 20 Riels of 1956 (SCWPM P5). The most significant differences to the issued note is to be found on the front. The two arched panels are wider, the guilloche beneath the signatures is completely different, as are the flanking plants in the left hand arch. Below: a colour trial of the finished design 
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Right: A green colour trial of the finished design for the 20 Riels of 1956 (SCWPM P5). |
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Right: Banque Nationale du Cambodge; an obverse composite essay on card for 5 Riels, ND 1955, depicting a Bayon head, Angkor Thom. This appears to be an essay produced in the development of the issued 1955 5 Kip (SCWPM P2), though the vignette of the Bayon stone face used is that which appears on the similar red 1962 issue of the 5 Kip (SCWPM P10). |
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Right: An undated (c1955) face proof for a never used design for a 5 Riels. The building is the Central Market at Phnom-Penh, which is depicted on the back of the issued 10 Riels of 1955. |
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Right: Banque Nationale du Cambodge; a partially hand executed, partially photographic reverse essay for a 10 riels, no date but of the mid 1950s. |
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Right: A photographic proof of the front and back of a proposed, never-issued 500 Riels of c1955, developed by Bradbury & Wilkinson. The design depicts a familiar view of the ancient temple at Angkor Wat, and a waterwheel on the back. |
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Right: A green colour trial of the finished design for the 5 Riels of 1962 (SCWPM P10). |
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Right: An obverse and reverse composite essay for the Banque Nationale du Cambodge, of a 100 Riels, ND (1970s). Either an unrealised predecessor or an alternative design for the issued 100 Riels of 1972/1973 (SCWPM P 15). Below: A part hand painted essay of a proposed issue for 500 riels (1970s). Either an unrealised predecessor or an alternative design for the issued 500 Riels of 1972/1973 (SCWPM P 16). 
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Right: A Banque Nationale du Cambodge, specimen colour trial of the 1000 Riels, ND (Unissued 1972). A very familiar design, the final (unissued) note printed in green. Bradbury, Wilkinson & Company, England . |
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Right: A specimen of the completed and corrected design for the 1000 Riels, ND '1972' (SCWPM 17). The notations on the margins of this example demonstrates that the notes were not printed for issue until sometime after July 1974. This specimen carries a signature combination not found on the printed notes.
These notes were unissued due to the fall of the Khmer Republic. |
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Right: Banque Nationale du Cambodge, obverse and reverse composite essay on card for a 100 Riels, ND c1973. This design was concieved as a companion issue to the 1000 Riels (SCWPM P17), the green issued version of the above note. |
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Right: Hand drawn essay back proof for an unissued 5 Riels, c1970s. |
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