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20 Piastres
| Issuer | Banque de l'Indochine |
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| Year | 1942-1945 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is printed in shades of blue, with a large ornate guilloche numeral '20' at left and a detailed intaglio vignette of a fortified citadel with a pagoda-style watchtower at right, set against a scenic background. The bank title 'BANQUE DE L'INDOCHINE' appears across the top, with the denomination 'VINGT PIASTRES' along the bottom. Two serial number panels flank the design, with signature lines for the Inspecteur Général, the Directeur de la Succursale de Saigon, and the Caissier de la Succursale below the central field. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is printed in blue-grey tones, centred on an intaglio vignette of a seated Buddha-like figure within an ornate arched frame with floral and scroll ornamentation. A frieze of seated Buddha figures runs along the upper border. Multilingual inscriptions appear in Chinese, Khmer, and Vietnamese scripts, with the denomination '20' at each lower corner and the Vietnamese legend 'GIẤY HAI CHỤC ĐỒNG VÀNG' along the bottom panel. |
| Reverse lettering | GIẤY HAI CHỤC ĐỒNG VÀNG 東方匯理銀行 貳拾元 ២០ រូប្យ ២០ ເງີນ TRAN-TANLOC DEL & SC. IDEO. HANOI |
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