Face: woman head; denomination; 
<p>Text: BANQUE DE L'INDOCHINE = Bank of Indochina; 
VINGT FRANSC = Twenty francs; 
PAYABLES EN ESPÈCES AU PORTEUR = Payable to bearer in cash; 
NOUMÉA; 
LE PRÉSIDENT = President 
[signature: Marcel Borduge]; 
LE DIRECTEUR GÉNÉRAL = General Director 
[signature: Paul Baudouin]; 
CL. SERVEAU FEC. [designer: Clément Serveau]; E. DELOCHE SC. [engraver: Emile Deloche]; 
Back: peacock, butterflies; denomination; 
Text: NOUMEA; 
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; 
ROQUE FEC. [designer: Roque]; RITA SC. [engraver: Rita]; 
Watermark: Vietnamese male head 
See also: 
</p><p>French Indochina 5 Piastres 1926-1931 
</p>
P-37b 20 Francs 1929.
Banque de l'Indo-Chine.
<ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://art-hanoi.com/collection/icpaper/ncp36.html">New Caledonia 5 Francs 1926</a> (Art-Hanoi).</li>
<li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://art-hanoi.com/collection/icpaper/ncp37.html">New Caledonia 20 Francs 1929</a> (Art-Hanoi).</li></ul>