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20 Piastres
| Issuer | Banque de l'Indo-Chine |
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| Year | 1909-1917 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | Intaglio-printed note in blue-violet tones, with a central vignette by Georges Duval engraved by Léon Ruffé. At left, a seated allegorical female figure holds a sword, while at right an Asian couple is rendered in detailed classical style, the composition framed by ornate guilloche borders with the denomination numeral '20' in each corner. The central text reads 'VINGT PIASTRES PAYABLES EN ESPECES AU PORTEUR' beneath the bank title, with the place and date of issue 'SAIGON' and signature lines for the branch cashier and administrator-director. |
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| Reverse description | Printed in blue-grey tones, the reverse is dominated by two sinuous dragons in mirror arrangement — one at upper centre and one at lower centre — framing a central panel of Chinese and French text set within a fine guilloche underprint. Three cartouches containing Chinese characters in clerical script are positioned at left and right, and the entire composition is enclosed within an intricate geometric border. The designer credit 'Geo. Duval fec.' appears at lower left. |
| Reverse lettering | Geo. Duval fec. L'ARTICLE 139 DU CODE PÉNAL PUNIT DES TRAVAUX FORCÉS LES CONTREFACTEURS DE BILLETS DE BANQUE DE L'INDO-CHINE LES AGISSEMENTS DÉLICTUEUX SUR LE TERRITOIRE SERONT PUNIS DE LA MÊME PEINE |
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