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10 Xu

Issuer Ngân Hàng Việt Nam (Bank of Vietnam)
Year 1966
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Shape Rectangular
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Obverse description Central vignette illustrates workers in conical hats harvesting salt across flat evaporation pans, rendered in fine intaglio line work on a green and orange guilloche underprint. The bank title "NGÂN HÀNG VIỆT NAM" runs along the top border, flanked by ornate corner devices with stylised zoomorphic motifs, while the denomination numeral "10" appears in relief panels at both left and right margins. The denomination legend "MƯỜI XU" is set within an elaborate scrollwork cartouche at the foot of the design.
Obverse lettering NGÂN HÀNG VIỆT NAM
MƯỜI XU
(Translation: Bank of Vietnam / Ten Xu)
Reverse description Central vignette presents a busy riverside scene along the Mekong River, with figures loading and unloading cargo from sampans and river craft, executed in rich intaglio engraving on a warm ochre ground. The legend "GIẤY BẠC NGÂN HÀNG VIỆT NAM" is inscribed along the upper border, and denomination numeral "10" appears in guilloche medallions at the left and right sides. The denomination text "MƯỜI XU" and the date "1966" are enclosed within a floral and scrollwork cartouche at the base.
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