Coins and Banknotes of Vietnam
and French Indochina

South Vietnam 20 Dong 1956

Face:

house, boats, banana tree; denomination;
Text:
NGÂN-HÀNG QUỐC-GIA VIỆT-NAM = National Bank of Vietnam;
HAI MƯƠI ĐỒNG = Twenty dong;
TỔNG KIỂM-TRA = Inspector General
[signature: Nguyễn Văn Dõng];
THỦ-QUỶ TRUNG-ƯƠNG = Central Cashier
[signature: Từ Văn Quý];

Back:

farmers with water buffaloes working on the rice field; denomination;
Text:
NGÂN-HÀNG QUỐC-GIA VIỆT-NAM = National Bank of Vietnam;
HÌNH LUẬT PHẠT KHỔ-SAI NHỮNG KẺ NÀO LÀM GỈA MẠO GIẤY BẠC DO NGÂN-HÀNG QUỐC-GIA PHÁT RA.
= Criminal law centences to penal labor for counterfeiting paper money issued by the National Bank.;

Watermark:

Tiger

P-4 D-13 20 Dong 1956

South Vietnam banknote 20 Dong 1956, faceSouth Vietnam banknote 20 Dong 1956, back

P-4s D-S13 20 Dong 1956 SPECIMEN

Face/Back:

overprint GIẤY MẪU = Specimen
South Vietnam banknote 20 Dong 1956 specimen, faceSouth Vietnam banknote 20 Dong 1956 specimen, back

Watermark: Tiger

South Vietnam banknote 20 Dong 1956, watermark, tiger