French Indochina 20 Piastres 1942-1945
Face:
Citadel of Hue; denomination;Text:
BANQUE DE L'INDOCHINE = Bank of Indochina;L'ARTICLE 139 DU CODE PÉNAL PUNIT DES TRAVAUX FORCÉS CEUX QUI AURONT CONTREFAIT OU FALSIFIÉ LES BILLETS DE BANQUES AUTORISÉES PAR LA LOI.
= Article 139 of Penal Code punishes with the forced labour those who counterfeits or falsifies the bills of the banks authorized by the Law;
L'INSPECTEUR GÉNÉRAL = Inspector General
[signature: Paul Gannay];
LE DIRECTEUR DE LA SUCCURSALE DE SAIGON = Director of Saigon Branch
[signature: Edmond Bruno];
LE CAISSIER DE LA SUCCURSALE = Cashier of the Branch
[hand-signed] (on P-65) or [printed signature];
VINGT PIASTRES = Twenty piastres;
TRAN-TANLOC DEL & SC. [designer and engraver: Trần Tấn Lộc]; IDEO. HANOI [printer];
Back:
Sitting Buddha statue; denomination;Text:
東方滙理銀行 = Bank of Indochina;貳拾元 = ๒໐ ຫຼຽນ(*) = ២០ រៀល = 20 piastres;
(*) error: Khmer or Thai character for "2" instead of the Lao character, should be ໒໐ ຫຼຽນ;
GIẤY HAI CHỤC ĐỒNG VÀNG = Banknote twenty piastres gold;
TRAN-TANLOC DEL & SC. [designer and engraver: Trần Tấn Lộc]; IDEO. HANOI [printer];
Watermark:
lines or NONE (on P-65)P-65 20 Piastres 1942-1945
![French Indochina banknote 20 Piastres 1942-1945 blue, face](ic-p65-f.jpg)
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P-70 20 Piastres 1942-1945
![French Indochina banknote 20 Piastres 1942-1945 green, face](ic-p70-f.jpg)
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P-70 20 Piastres 1942-1945 ANNULÉ
Face/Back:
overstamp ANNULE = Cancelled;![French Indochina banknote 20 Piastres 1942-1945 ANNULE, face](ic-p70_-f.jpg)
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P-71 20 Piastres 1942-1945
![French Indochina banknote 20 Piastres 1942-1945 brown, face](ic-p71-f.jpg)
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P-72 20 Piastres 1942-1945
![French Indochina banknote 20 Piastres 1942-1945 pink, face](ic-p72-f.jpg)
![French Indochina banknote 20 Piastres 1942-1945 pink, back](ic-p72-b.jpg)