20 Cents

Issuer	Gouvernement Général de l'Indochine
Year	1942
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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.
Obverse lettering	GOUVERNEMENT GÉNÉRAL DE L'INDOCHINE LE TRÉSORIER GÉNÉRAL 20 CENTS LE DIRECTEUR DES FINANCES VINGT CENTS PHẠM·NGỌC·KHUÊ IDEO-HANOI
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.
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