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| Issuer | Ngân hàng Quốc gia Việt Nam (National Bank of Vietnam) |
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| Year | 1948 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | The left portion carries a portrait vignette of Hồ Chí Minh within a rectangular frame, inscribed below with 'CHỦ TỊCH HỒ CHÍ MINH'. The large numeral '20' and the denomination text 'HAI MUOI DONG' are set to the right in bold letterpress, accompanied by a penalty clause in Vietnamese script. Two manuscript signatures appear at lower centre, attributed to the Giám Đốc of the Ngân Hàng Trung Ương and the Bộ Trưởng Bộ Tài Chính, with the notation 'KIỂU LOẠI' at lower right. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is printed in reddish-brown on plain paper. A central vignette depicts a rural labour scene with two figures — a seated woman with agricultural produce and a standing worker at a mortar — set against a rising sun motif, rendered in a folk-art linear style. The denomination 'HAI MƯỜI ĐỒNG' and the numeral '20' appear in bold type to the right within a decorative lozenge border, while 'GIẤY BẠC VIỆT NAM' is inscribed across the top; serial number prefixes 'LK 024' appear at upper left and lower centre. |
| Reverse lettering | GIẤY BẠC VIỆT NAM HAI MƯỜI ĐỒNG 20 貳拾元 |
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