Catalog
20 Đồng
| Issuer | State Bank of Vietnam |
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| Year | 1985 |
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| Size | 124 × 63 mm |
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| Obverse description | Portrait of Ho Chi Minh in intaglio print at right, facing three-quarters left, set against a fine guilloche underprint in olive and mauve tones. The national arms of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam — a five-pointed star over a cog wheel and rice sheaves — appears at centre, flanked by decorative corner vignettes with dragon motifs. A large guilloche rosette at left carries the numeral 20, with the date 1985 printed at the lower centre. |
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| Reverse description | Central vignette presents an intaglio view of the One Pillar Pagoda (Chùa Một Cột) in Hanoi, rendered in a detailed line-engraved landscape style with surrounding trees and palm trees visible against a hatched sky. The denomination numeral 20 appears at lower left and upper right corners, with a multicolour lotus guilloche element at lower right. The overall colour scheme is in shades of mauve and brown over a light underprint. |
| Reverse lettering | Ngân Hàng Nhà Nước Việt Nam Hai Mươi Đồng (Translation: State Bank of Vietnam Twenty Đồng) |
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