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10 Đồng Elephant

Issuer State Bank of Vietnam
Year 1986
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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 red-enamelled shield bearing a five-pointed star above a cogwheel and rice sheaves, bound at the base by a ribbon inscribed VIỆT NAM. The circular legend CỘNG HÒA XÃ HỘI CHỦ NGHĨA VIỆT NAM runs along the upper periphery in Latin script. The denomination 10 · ĐỒNG is inscribed in the lower field, with the date 1986 beneath it in the exergue area.
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Reverse description A finely detailed portrait of an Asian elephant's head facing left dominates the central field, rendered in high relief with prominent curved tusks and a raised trunk curling upward to the left. The upper legend BẢO VỆ THIÊN NHIÊN arcs along the periphery in bold Latin letters, while the word VOI (meaning 'elephant' in Vietnamese) is inscribed in the lower field. A small engraver's or mint mark device appears at the lower left of the field.
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