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5 Ðồng
| Issuer | Ngân Hàng Việt Nam (Bank of Vietnam) |
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| Year | 1975 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse description | Central vignette of a textile spinning mill interior with workers tending to machinery and carrying rolls of fabric, rendered in intaglio in violet tones against a light guilloche underprint. Denomination numeral "5" appears in cartouches at upper left and right corners, with the value "NĂM ĐỒNG" in a panel at the foot of the note. The bank title "NGÂN HÀNG VIỆT NAM" is inscribed along the top margin, with elaborate floral and geometric border ornamentation framing the entire face. |
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| Reverse description | Central vignette of a riverside scene with a crowd of figures, some carrying a flag, wading ashore from boats amid palm trees and a burning vessel in the background, printed in violet intaglio on a light green and cream guilloche underprint. The denomination numeral "5" appears in ornate cartouches at lower left and right, with "NĂM ĐỒNG" in a central panel at bottom. The legend "GIẤY BẠC NGÂN HÀNG VIỆT NAM" runs along the top margin, and the date "1966" is printed at lower right. |
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Pick R42 belongs to the provisional "Giải Phóng" (Liberation) series issued immediately after reunification, when the new authorities needed a circulating currency in the South before a unified national note could be produced. These notes were essentially a stopgap — the "R" prefix in the Pick catalogue denotes their regional, transitional status rather than full central bank issue.
The series was withdrawn within two years, superseded by the unified đồng introduced in 1978. Short circulation windows and subsequent demonetization sweeps mean surviving examples in any condition are underrepresented relative to their actual print run.