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1 Ðồng
| Issuer | Government of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam |
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| Year | 1947 |
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| Value | 1 Đồng |
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| Obverse lettering | VIET-NAM DAN-CHU CONG-HOA 1$ 1$ GIÂY MÔT ÐÔNG |
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| Reverse lettering | THEO SẮC-LỆNH CỦA CHÍNH-PHỦ VIỆT-NAM KẺ NÀO LÀM GIẢ HOẶC CÓ HÀNH-ĐỘNG PHÁ HOẠI TỜ GIẤY BẠC CỦA CHÍNH-PHỦ SẼ BỊ TRỪNG-TRỊ THEO QUÂN PHÁP GIÂY MỘT ĐỒNG 1 1 1 1 |
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The Democratic Republic of Vietnam began issuing its own currency almost immediately after Hồ Chí Minh proclaimed independence in September 1945, a direct challenge to the French colonial piastre still circulating in the region. This 1947 emission came during active French military operations to reassert control — the Việt Minh government was functioning largely from jungle redoubts in the Việt Bắc, and note distribution under those conditions was genuinely improvised.
Printing quality across the P#9 series is inconsistent, a known consequence of limited facilities and wartime supply constraints rather than collector damage.