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10 000 Đồng Year of the Goat
| Issuer | State Bank of Vietnam |
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| Year | 2003 |
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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, depicting a yellow star above a cog wheel and rice sheaves on a red background within a circular wreath. The legend 'CỘNG HÒA XÃ HỘI CHỦ NGHĨA VIỆT NAM' (Socialist Republic of Vietnam) curves around the upper periphery. The denomination '10000 ĐỒNG' is inscribed in two lines below the arms. The design is struck in proof finish with a deeply mirrored field. |
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| Reverse description | A detailed, naturalistically rendered goat stands in full profile facing left in the central field, depicted in polychromatic color with a white and grey coat. A flowering branch with red blossoms and green leaves is rendered in full color in the upper right background. The Chinese cyclical characters '癸未' (Guǐ Wèi, denoting the lunar year) appear to the right of the goat above the year numeral '2003'. The legend 'YEAR OF THE GOAT' is inscribed along the lower periphery, with 'DỆ VIỆT NAM' and '999 FINE SILVER' appearing along the upper left arc. |
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Vietnam's lunar new year commemorative series was issued under the State Bank's broader push in the early 2000s to develop a collectibles market for silver bullion — a program aimed partly at overseas Vietnamese diaspora rather than domestic circulation. The Year of the Goat falls in the series between the Horse (2002) and the Monkey (2004), all struck to the same .999 fine specification by foreign contract mints, as Vietnam's own mint infrastructure at the time was not configured for this quality of silver production.