Coins and Banknotes of Vietnam
and French Indochina

French Indochina 20 Cent 1939-1941

Obverse:

Marianne; date;
Text:
REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE = French Republic;
P.TURIN - engraver Pierre Turin;

Reverse:

rice plant; denomination;
Text:
INDOCHINE FRANÇAISE = French Indochina

KM#23 1939 20 Cent, security edge

French Indochina 20 cent 1939 coin, obverseFrench Indochina 20 cent 1939 coin, reverseFrench Indochina 20 cent 1939 coin, security edge
nickel

No mintmark

(Paris Mint); privy marks: cornucopia, wing

KM#E34 1939 20 Cent Essai, security edge

French Indochina 20 cent 1939 essai coin, obverseFrench Indochina 20 cent 1939 essai coin, reverse
nickel

Reverse:

ESSAI = Trial;

No mintmark

(Paris Mint); privy marks: cornucopia, wing

KM#23a.1 1939 20 Cent, reeded edge

French Indochina 20 cent 1939 coin, obverseFrench Indochina 20 cent 1939 coin, reverse
copper-nickel

No mintmark

(Paris Mint); privy marks: cornucopia, wing

KM#23a.2 1941 20 Cent

French Indochina 20 cent 1941 coin, obverseFrench Indochina 20 cent 1941 coin, reverse
copper-nickel

Mintmark:

S (San Francisco Mint)