| Issuer | North Vietnam |
| Year | 1946 |
| Type | Standard banknote |
| Value | 20 Ðồng |
| Currency | First northern đồng (1946-1951) |
| Composition | Paper |
| Size | 170 × 88 mm |
| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Reference(s) | P#6 |
| Obverse description | Dark red and gold print. Hồ Chí Minh facing forwards on the left, phoenix on the right. Signatures at the bottom of the portrait. Denomination in Lao, Chinese, and Vietnamese on the right. Ornamental designs around the banknote. |
| Reverse description | Dark red and gold print, black serial number. A water buffalo and people of different professions in the center. Warning message on the left. Denomination in Khmer on the right. Serial number at the bottom. Ornamental designs around the banknote. Serial number divided in two, with two letters and three digits on each side. |
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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 lettering | VIỆT NAM DÂN CHỦ CỘNG HOÀ
20
THEO SẮC LỆNH CỦA CHÍNH
PHỦ VIỆT-NAM KẺ NÀO LÀM GIẢ
HOẶC CÓ HÀNH-ĐỘNG PHÁ HOẠI TỜ
BẠC GIẤY CỦA CHÍNH PHỦ SẼ BỊ
TRỪNG-TRỊ THEO QUÂN-PHÁP
២០ រៀល
HAI MƯƠI ĐỒNG (Translation: Democratic Republic of Vietnam. According to the decree of the Government of Vietnam, those who forge or destroy government banknotes will be punished according to military law. Twenty riel. Twenty đồng.) |
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| Catalog ID | 3622952610 |
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