20 Piastres

Issuer	Banque de l'Indochine
Year	1942-1945
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Printer	Imprimerie d'Extrême-Orient, Hanoi, French Indochina (1939-1945)
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Obverse description	The obverse is printed in shades of blue, with a large ornate guilloche numeral '20' at left and a detailed intaglio vignette of a fortified citadel with a pagoda-style watchtower at right, set against a scenic background. The bank title 'BANQUE DE L'INDOCHINE' appears across the top, with the denomination 'VINGT PIASTRES' along the bottom. Two serial number panels flank the design, with signature lines for the Inspecteur Général, the Directeur de la Succursale de Saigon, and the Caissier de la Succursale below the central field.
Obverse lettering	BANQUE DE L'INDOCHINE L'ARTICLE 139 DU CODE PÉNAL PUNIT DES TRAVAUX FORCÉS CEUX QUI AURONT CONTREFAIT OU FALSIFIÉ LES BILLETS DE BANQUES AUTORISÉE PAR LA LOI VINGT PIASTRES TRAN-TANLOC DEL & SC. IDEO. HANOI
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Reverse lettering	GIẤY HAI CHỤC ĐỒNG VÀNG 東方匯理銀行貳拾元 ២០ រូប្យ ២០ ເງີນ TRAN-TANLOC DEL & SC. IDEO. HANOI
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