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20 Francs Blue text
| Issuer | Banque de l'Indo-Chine |
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| Year | 1928-1938 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | Brown intaglio print over yellow underprint with blue text; black serial numbers at upper left and lower right. Central vignette to the right consists of a three-quarter frontal female portrait wearing a wreath of oak leaves and wheat ears, rendered in a classical allegorical style. An oval watermark reserve occupies the left portion of the note, flanked by guilloche work and typographic inscription panels. |
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| Reverse description | Brown intaglio print over yellow underprint. The left vignette presents a peacock (Phasianidae sp.) perched on a branch and facing right, rendered with fine engraved detail; a pair of butterflies (Papilionoidea sp.) appears at the upper right. Denomination and legal warning text appear in French, Arabic, and Amharic scripts across the note. |
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| Signature(s) | De La Chaume / Baudouin Borduge / Baudouin |
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