Catalog
2 Đồng
| Issuer | State Bank of Vietnam |
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| Year | 1981 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Reverse description | A central vignette presents a riverside panoramic scene with a traditional Vietnamese pavilion and palm trees in the foreground, a long bridge spanning the river in the middle ground, and buildings set against a mountainous backdrop. Numerals "2" are set within ornate guilloche ovals at left and right. The date "1980" appears in a panel at the lower centre. |
| Reverse lettering | NGÂN HÀNG NHÀ NƯỚC VIỆT NAM HAI ĐỒNG 1980 |
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Vietnam's 1981 note series was issued under the centrally planned economy following reunification, when the State Bank operated under strict Soviet-style monetary controls. The 2 Đồng occupied an awkward middle denomination during a period of chronic inflation that would eventually render the entire pre-1985 series essentially worthless — the 1985 currency reform replaced 10 old đồng with 1 new đồng, wiping out purchasing power accumulated over years of state-managed shortages.
Print run of just over 12 million is modest for a circulating note of this period, suggesting limited regional distribution rather than nationwide release.