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10 000 Đồng Year of the Dragon, Sovereign
| Issuer | State Bank of Vietnam |
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| Year | 2000 |
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| Currency | Second new đồng (1985-date) |
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| Obverse description | The national coat of arms of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam occupies the central field, featuring a five-pointed star above a cog wheel and rice sheaves, with a ribbon bearing the state name in the lower portion of the arms. Two stylised dragon heads flank the denomination numerals at the lower field. The encircling legend along the upper periphery reads the full state name, while the denomination '10000 ĐỒNG' is inscribed in two lines beneath the arms. |
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| Reverse description | A highly detailed Vietnamese dragon rendered in high relief coils dynamically across the central field, set against a radiant sunburst pattern of alternating polished and frosted rays emanating from a central orb. A rectangular cartouche at the upper field bears the legend 'RỒNG VIỆT NAM', while a small traditional Vietnamese character medallion appears at the lower left of the field. A framed panel at the lower centre bears the fineness inscription '20 grams 925 FINE SILVER', and the lower peripheral legend reads 'YEAR OF THE DRAGON 2000'. |
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Vietnam's Year of the Dragon issue in 2000 carried particular weight that year: the dragon holds unique national significance in Vietnamese culture as the origin creature of the Lạc Hồng people, and 2000 itself was both a lunar dragon year and the turn of the millennium — a convergence that made this a priority release for the State Bank. The "Sovereign" designation places it within a series of bullion-adjacent commemoratives Vietnam produced through the late 1990s and early 2000s as the country expanded its international numismatic program following Đổi Mới economic reforms.
Mintage figures for KM#51 remain poorly documented in standard references.