Face: helmeted woman holding a wreath; denomination; 
<p>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: Emile Minost]; 
LE DIRECTEUR GÉNÉRAL ADJOINT = Deputy General Director 
[signature: Jean Laurent]; 
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-81 20 Piastres 1949
</p><p>P-81s 20 Piastres 1949 SPECIMEN
perforation SPECIMEN 
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Banque de l'Indo-Chine.
<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://art-hanoi.com/collection/icpaper/p81.html">French Indochina 20 Piastres 1949</a> (Art-Hanoi).