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20 Piastres

Issuer Banque de l'Indochine
Year 1936-1939
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Currency Piastre (1880-1952)
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Obverse lettering BANQUE DE L'INDOCHINE VINGT PIASTRES L'ARTICLE 139 DU CODE PÉNAL PUNIT DES TRAVAUX FORCÉS CEUX QUI AURONT CONTREFAIT OU FALSIFIÉ LES BILLETS DE BANQUE AUTORISÉES PAR LA LOI SÉB. LAURENT FEC. E. DELOCHE - J. PIEL SC.
Reverse description Central intaglio vignette of a helmeted Athena holding an olive wreath, flanked by stone lion guardian statues on columned plinths, with a detailed architectural vignette of Angkor Wat temple occupying the right portion of the composition. Chinese and Khmer script denominations are arranged vertically at right, while the Vietnamese inscription appears in a cartouche along the lower margin. The entire design is enclosed within decorative guilloche and foliate architectural borders, with the engraver credit RITA SC. in the lower margin.
Reverse lettering GIẤY HAI CHỤC ĐỒNG VÀNG SÉB. LAURENT FEC. RITA SC.
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