Coins and Banknotes of Vietnam
and French Indochina

French Indochina 20 Piastres 1936-1939

Face:

helmeted woman holding a wreath; denomination;
Text:
BANQUE DE L'INDOCHINE = Bank of Indochina;
VINGT PIASTRES = Twenty piastres;
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;
LE PRÉSIDENT = President
[signature: Marcel Borduge];
LE DIRECTEUR GÉNÉRAL = General Director
[signature: Paul Baudouin];
SÉB. LAURENT FEC. [designer: Sébastien Laurent]; E. DELOCHE - J. PIEL SC. [engravers: Emile Deloche, Jules Piel];

Back:

helmeted woman holding a wreath; denomination;
Text:
東方滙理銀行 = Bank of Indochina;
貳拾元 = ២០ រៀល = ໒໐ ຫຼຽญ = 20 piastres;
GIẤY HAI CHỤC ĐỒNG VÀNG = Banknote twenty piastres gold;
SÉB. LAURENT FEC. [designer: Sébastien Laurent]; RITA SC. [engraver: Rita];

Watermark:

Mercury head

P-56b 20 Piastres 1936-1939

French Indochina banknote 20 Piastres 1936-1939, faceFrench Indochina banknote 20 Piastres 1936-1939, back

P-56s 20 Piastres 1936-1939 SPECIMEN

perforation SPECIMEN
French Indochina banknote 20 Piastres 1936-1939 specimen, faceFrench Indochina banknote 20 Piastres 1936-1939 specimen, back