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20 Cents
| Issuer | Gouvernement Général de l'Indochine |
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| Year | 1942 |
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| Printer | Imprimerie d'Extrême-Orient, Hanoi, French Indochina |
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| Obverse description | Violet intaglio-printed note with a central guilloche roundel bearing the denomination numeral '20 CENTS', flanked by two confronting dragon vignettes rendered in intricate relief against a fine lozenge-pattern underprint. The upper border carries the issuer legend 'GOUVERNEMENT GÉNÉRAL DE L'INDOCHINE', with the titles 'LE TRÉSORIER GÉNÉRAL' and 'LE DIRECTEUR DES FINANCES' to the left and right respectively, each accompanied by a facsimile signature. The lower margin bears 'VINGT CENTS' in bold letterpress, with the designer's name 'PHAM-NGOC-KHUE' at lower left and the printer's imprint 'IDEO-HANOI' at lower right. |
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| Reverse description | Violet letterpress-printed reverse with a central oval vignette of palm trees framing the anti-counterfeiting legal warning in French, set within a fine guilloche underprint. 'HAI HÀO' appears in the upper left and Khmer script '២០ សេន' in the upper right, while Chinese characters '毛弍' occupy the lower right and Lao numerals '໒໐ ອັນ' the lower left, reflecting the multilingual nature of the territory. The whole is enclosed by a decorative border of repeating diamond and floral ornaments. |
| Reverse lettering | HAI HÀO ២០ សេន ໒໐ ອັນ 毛弍 20 L'ART. 139 DU CODE PENAL PUNIT DES TRAVAUX FORCES A PERPETUITE CEUX QUI AURONT CONTREFAIT OU FALSIFIE LES BILLETS EMIS PAR LE TRESOR PUBLIC |
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