Banknote of Banque de l'Indochine – Third type – 20 piastres
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Title
Banknote of Banque de l'Indochine – Third type – 20 piastres
Description
Obverse:
A female figure wears a cloak and wreath on her head. Her left hand holds a branch of leaves. Her right hand holds a globe where the statue of a female figure standing on. This smaller statue wears a helmet and holds a torch, which are the attributes of Demeter/Ceres – the goddess of harvest and agriculture. However, both figures can be different representations of Marianne – the symbolic figure of France.
Language: French
Watermark: Vietnamese male head
Reverse:
The Bayon Temple in Angkor Thom ("Great City")
Languages: French, Vietnamese, Chinese, Laos, Khmer
Reference:
Daniel, Howard A. 1978. The Catalog and Guidebook of Southeast Asian Coins and Currency. 2nd ed. vol. 1. Portage, OH: BNR Press.
A female figure wears a cloak and wreath on her head. Her left hand holds a branch of leaves. Her right hand holds a globe where the statue of a female figure standing on. This smaller statue wears a helmet and holds a torch, which are the attributes of Demeter/Ceres – the goddess of harvest and agriculture. However, both figures can be different representations of Marianne – the symbolic figure of France.
Language: French
Watermark: Vietnamese male head
Reverse:
The Bayon Temple in Angkor Thom ("Great City")
Languages: French, Vietnamese, Chinese, Laos, Khmer
Reference:
Daniel, Howard A. 1978. The Catalog and Guidebook of Southeast Asian Coins and Currency. 2nd ed. vol. 1. Portage, OH: BNR Press.
Creator
Pho Do Quyen
Citation
Pho Do Quyen, “Banknote of Banque de l'Indochine – Third type – 20 piastres,” Augustus in Saigon!?, accessed December 23, 2024, https://augustusinsaigon.uni-trier.de/items/show/169.