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20 Piastres
| Issuer | Banque de l'Indochine |
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| Year | 1936-1939 |
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| Engraver(s) | Obverse: Ernest Deloche, Jules Piel Reverse: Marguerite Dreyfus (Rita) |
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| Obverse description | Central intaglio vignette of a helmeted female figure representing Athena in three-quarter view, raising an olive wreath aloft with both hands, with a second fully armoured Athena figure visible in the left background. VINGT PIASTRES is set in large letterpress text at upper left, flanked by serial number and prefix at lower left and upper right, with the anti-counterfeiting penalty clause in small text at lower left. Facsimile signature lines for Le Président and Le Directeur Général appear along the lower margin, with engraver credits reading SÉB. LAURENT FEC. E. DELOCHE - J. PIEL SC. |
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| Reverse description | Central intaglio vignette of a helmeted Athena holding an olive wreath, flanked by stone lion guardian statues on columned plinths, with a detailed architectural vignette of Angkor Wat temple occupying the right portion of the composition. Chinese and Khmer script denominations are arranged vertically at right, while the Vietnamese inscription appears in a cartouche along the lower margin. The entire design is enclosed within decorative guilloche and foliate architectural borders, with the engraver credit RITA SC. in the lower margin. |
| Reverse lettering | GIẤY HAI CHỤC ĐỒNG VÀNG SÉB. LAURENT FEC. RITA SC. |
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