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Country overview |
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Polymer overview |
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General information |
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As of 30.08.06, Vietnam is the 4th country in the world to fully convert to polymer notes. |
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Only S1 is signed. Other bank notes are not signed. |
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Bank notes |
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Polymer substrate for the production of S1 bank notes has been delivered to SBVN in 2001. NH prefix has been used on all notes; NH stands for Ngân Hàng.
Specimen notes are presumed not to exist for S1.
Vietnam, 50 Dong,
issued in 2001. Issued to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the State
Bank of Vietnam. From 1951 to 1990, the State Bank of Vietnam operated
the only banking system within Vietnam, until the government established
four independent commercial banks and allowed foreign banks to operate.
Front:
Ho Chi Minh at right; since the Democratic Republic of Vietnam was
proclaimed in 1945, Ho Chi Minh’s portrait has appeared on virtually all
bank note issues. Vietnamese bronze drum, symbolizing 4,000 years of
formation and struggle to defend the country, at centre left.
Back: Headquarters of the State Bank of Vietnam in Hanoi. |
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Issued on 30.08.06 (officially announced on 15.08.06).
S2R1 bank note is missing a dot in the number 10000 (it should read 10.000) at upper right on obverse, which is expected to be corrected in 2007.
Vietnam, 10,000 Dong, issued in 2006.
Front: Ho Chi Minh at right. Vietnamese Coat of Arms at
centre left.
Back: Several oilrigs
depict a developing economic sector in Vietnam, the petroleum industry.
Most of Vietnam's oil and gas production comes from offshore basement
reservoirs. Vietnam claims approximately 1 million square kilometers of
the continental shelf area, comprising seven major Tertiary basins in
the oil and gas-rich South China Sea. In 2006, at the time of the issue
of this bank note, Vietnam is the third largest oil producer among the
Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) countries.
Banks call for VND10,000 and VND20,000 polymer notes Imperfect polymer 10,000 bank notes still valid Small face value polymer bank notes to be printed |
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Issued on 17.05.06.
Vietnam, 20,000 Dong,
issued in 2006. Front:
Ho Chi Minh at right. Vietnamese Coat of Arms at centre left.
Back: Japanese covered bridge over the Thu Bon river in the
ancient town of Hoi An in the Quang Nam province. The original bridge
has been built by the Japanese in 1593 and survives until this day. It
is the only known covered bridge with a Buddhist pagoda attached to one
side. Hoi An was a busy international trading port from the 15th to the
19th century and still remains nearly intact with a combination of
Chinese, Vietnamese and Japanese architecture. Parts of the town have
been declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2000.
Banks call for VND10,000 and VND20,000 polymer notes Small face value polymer bank notes to be printed |
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Issued on 17.12.03. The year of issue is given as the first two digits of the serial number.
Vietnam, 50,000 Dong,
issued in 2003. Front:
Ho Chi Minh at right. Vietnamese Coat of Arms at centre left.
Back: Pagoda, one of the pre-eminent architectural structures
of Vietnam, as seen in Hue, the strategically-placed old capital of
Vietnam. Hue lies between Vietnam's two rice-growing regions, the Red
River delta in the north and the Mekong delta in the south. Pagoda,
found in every province of Vietnam, is a tower comprised of a series of
stepped pyramidal structures—its form symbolizes the human desire to
bridge the gap between the constraints of earthly existence and the
perfection of heavenly forces.
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Issued on 01.09.04. The year of issue is given as the first two digits of the serial number.
A promotional
Vietnam, 100,000 Dong,
issued in 2004. Front:
Ho Chi Minh at right. Vietnamese Coat of Arms at centre left.
Back: Van Mieu and Quoc Tu Giam in the centre. Van Mieu or the
Temple of literature is dedicated to Confucius and is representative of
Confucian ways of thought and behaviour. Founded in 1070, it is the
oldest school in Vietnam, giving it the distinction of being the most
significant temple in Vietnam. Quoc Tu or the National University,
established in 1076, is located next to the Van Mieu temple. Nowadays
used as a park, Van Mieu and Quoc Tu served as educational institutions
of national significance for over eight centuries.
New 100k notes: plastic
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Issued on 30.08.06 (officially announced on 15.08.06).
Vietnam, 200,000 Dong,
issued in 2006. Front:
Ho Chi Minh at right. Vietnamese Coat of Arms at centre left.
Back: An image from the Ha Long Bay in the Quang Ninh province
of North-East Vietnam. Ha Long Bay covers an area of 1,553 square
kilometres and comprises 1,969 islands with great biodiversity. A part
of this area has been declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site for its
exceptional natural beauty and significant geomorphic and physiographic
features. Ha Long, which literally translates as ”the bay of descending
dragons”, has been called ”a wonder of the earth erected towards the
high sky” by a famous Vietnamese poet. |
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Issued on 17.12.03. The year of issue is given as the first two digits of the serial number.
Vietnam, 500,000 Dong,
issued in 2003. Front:
At right, Ho Chi Minh (meaning 'the Enlightener'), real name Nguyen Tat
Thanh (1890-1969), the founder of Vietnamese communism, the first
president of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam after the surrender of
Japan in 1945, and the principal force behind the Vietnamese struggle
against French colonial rule, ending in 1954. Admired for his personal
qualities of simplicity, integrity, and determination. After the
Communist conquest of the South in 1975, Saigon was renamed Ho Chi Minh
City. Vietnamese Coat of Arms at centre left. Back: Ho
Chi Minh’s birth place in Kim Lien village in central Vietnam. |
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Issue expected in 2008. |
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