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20 Francs With decrees

Issuer Banque de l'Indo-Chine
Year 1910
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Value 20 Francs
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Reverse description Blue intaglio print over an overall guilloche underprint. Symmetrical dragon vignettes occupy the left and right borders, flanking rectangular denomination panels inscribed '20' and 'FRANCS'. A central text block carries the statutory anti-counterfeiting warning under Article 139 of the Penal Code, while a horizontal guilloche band bearing the repeated legend 'BANQUE DE L'INDO-CHINE' runs across the lower portion; designer and engraver credits appear in the lower margins.
Reverse lettering L'ARTICLE 139 DU CODE PÉNAL PUNIT DES TRAVAUX FORCÉS CEUX QUI AURONT CONTREFAIT OU FALSIFIÉ LES BILLET DE BANQUE AUTORISÉS PAR LA LOI AINSI QUE CEUX QUI AURONT FAIT USAGE DE CES BILLETS CONTREFAITS OU FALSIFIÉS BANQUE DE L'INDO-CHINE 20 FRANCS A. BRAMTOT ET G DUVAL FEC. CH - WULLSCHLEGER SC.
(Translation: Article 139 of the penal code punishes with forced labor those who have counterfeited or falsified banknotes authorized by law as well as those who have made use of these counterfeit or falsified notes. Bank of Indochina. 20 Francs.)
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