20 Ðồng

Issuer	National Treasury of Vietnam
Year	1946
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Value	20 Ðồng
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Obverse description	Printed in dark red and gold, the obverse carries a facing portrait vignette of Hồ Chí Minh at left, with a phoenix vignette to the right. Two facsimile signatures appear below the portrait, identifying the Minister of Finance and the Director of the Central Treasury. The denomination is rendered in Vietnamese, Chinese, and Lao script within an ornamental border framework.
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Reverse description	Also in dark red and gold with black serial numbers, the reverse presents a central vignette of a water buffalo alongside figures representing various professions. A warning text against forgery or destruction of government notes occupies the left panel, while the denomination in Khmer script appears to the right. The serial number, divided into two groups each composed of two letters and three digits, is printed at the bottom within an ornamental guilloche border.
Reverse lettering	VIỆT NAM DÂN CHỦ CỘNG HOÀ 20 THEO SẮC LỆNH CỦA CHÍNH PHỦ VIỆT-NAM KẺ NÀO LÀM GIẢ HOẶC CÓ HÀNH-ĐỘNG PHÁ HOẠI TỜ BẠC GIẤY CỦA CHÍNH PHỦ SẼ BỊ TRỪNG-TRỊ THEO QUÂN-PHÁP ២០ រៀល HAI MƯƠI ĐỒNG (Translation: Democratic Republic of Vietnam. According to the decree of the Government of Vietnam, those who forge or destroy government banknotes will be punished according to military law. Twenty riel. Twenty đồng.)
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