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100 000 Đồng
| Issuer | Vietnam |
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| Size | 147 × 62 mm |
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| Obverse description | A vignette of the Jade Emperor in left-facing portrait occupies the left portion of the note, with the denomination numeral below. To the right, the Bell Tower of the Bái Đính Pagoda complex is rendered in fine detail against a decorative underprint. Inscriptions in Vietnamese identify the issuing authority as the Ngân Hàng Địa Phủ (Hell Bank of the Underworld), with the value stated in both numerals and text. |
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| Obverse lettering | Địa Phủ NGÂN HÀNG ĐỊA PHỦ ĐỊA PHỦ 100.000 MỘT TRĂM NGHÌN ĐÔNG AKH 100.000 (Translation: Hell Bank of the Underworld Hell 100,000 One Hundred Thousand Đồng AKH 100,000) |
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Vietnam's 100,000 đồng paper note preceded the polymer series of the same denomination introduced in 2004. The paper version circulated during the late 1990s and early 2000s, a period when Vietnam's economy was still adjusting after the đổi mới reforms had gradually opened the country to foreign investment — by that point the note represented serious purchasing power for most of the population, roughly equivalent to several days' wages in rural areas.
Paper 100,000 đồng notes are notably prone to heavy soiling in circulation. High-denomination notes in Vietnam passed through many hands quickly, and surviving examples in genuinely clean condition are less common than the print runs might suggest.