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| Issuer | National Treasury of Vietnam |
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| Year | 1946 |
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| Reference(s) | P#6 |
| 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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| Obverse lettering | VIỆT-NAM DÂN-CHỦ CỘNG-HOÀ 20 GIẤY BẠC VIỆT-NAM HAI MƯƠI ĐỒNG 越南民主共和 BỘ TRƯỞNG BỘ TÀI CHÍNH GIÁM ĐỐC NGÂN KHỐ TRUNG ƯƠNG ໒໐ ຫູຽນ 貳拾元 (Translation: Democratic Republic of Vietnam. 20. Banknote of Vietnam. Twenty đồng. Democratic Republic of Vietnam. Minister of Finance. Director of the Central Treasury. Twenty đồng. Twenty đồng.) |
| 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. |
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