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Detailed information about the coin 5 Đồng, South Vietnam, with pictures and collection and swap management: mintage, descriptions, metal, weight, size, value and other numismatic data
The dong (Vietnamese: đồng) (/ dɒŋ /; Vietnamese: [ˀɗɜwŋ͡m˨˩]; sign: ₫ or informally đ in Vietnamese; [2] code: VND) has been the currency of Vietnam since 3 May 1978. [3][4] It is issued by the State Bank of Vietnam. [5] .
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Subsequently, the Ngân-Hàng Quốc-Gia Việt-Nam (National Bank of Vietnam) took over the issuance of paper money, introducing 2 and 500 đồng notes in 1955 and 20 and 50 đồng in 1956. Between 1964 and 1968, notes below 50 đồng were replaced by coins.
1966 South Vietnam 5 Dong Coin - AU CONDITION - Rare! Buy now $5.97.
The history of the Vietnam Dong can be traced back to as early as 1945, when Vietnam just gained independence from the French colony and the new state was established. Since then, the national currency has undergone much alteration in both designs and materials.
On September 22, 1975, the Provisional Revolutionary Government of the Republic of South Vietnam organized launched a new national currency, called "Bank of Vietnam Money" (also known as liberation money) at the rate of 1 dong of the new currency for 500 dong of the old one and equivalent to US$1.
