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20 Piastres Green
| Issuer | Banque de l'Indochine |
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| Year | 1942-1945 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | At left, a large guilloche roundel in dark green frames the numeral '20', while an intaglio vignette of a fortified citadel gate and tower occupies the right field. The bank title 'BANQUE DE L'INDOCHINE' runs across the top margin above a penal code warning inscription, with the denomination 'VINGT PIASTRES' in bold lettering along the lower edge. Three signature panels for L'Inspecteur Général, Le Directeur de la Succursale de Saïgon, and Le Caissier de la Succursale are arranged across the lower centre, with the engraver's credit 'TRAN-TANLOC DEL & SC. IDEO. HANOI' printed below. |
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| Reverse description | A central intaglio vignette of a seated Buddha figure is set within an elaborate guilloche border, surmounted by a frieze of smaller seated Buddha figures running along the upper margin. The denomination appears in Chinese characters at left and in Khmer script at right, while the Vietnamese inscription 'GIẤY HAI CHỤC ĐỒNG VÀNG' occupies a banner along the lower margin; the entire design is rendered in green tones over intricate geometric underprint patterns. |
| Reverse lettering | GIẤY HAI CHỤC ĐỒNG VÀNG 東方匯理銀行 貳拾元 TRAN-TANLOC DEL & SC. IDEO. HANOI |
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