| Issuer | South Vietnam |
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| Year | 1966 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
| Value | 50 Đồng |
| Currency | Southern đồng (1953-1975) |
| Composition | Paper |
| Size | 140 × 70 mm |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Printer | Bradbury Wilkinson and Company, United Kingdom (1856-1990) |
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| In circulation to | 1975 |
| Reference(s) | P#17 |
| Obverse description | Violet on multicolor underprint, black serial number. Leaf tendrils at right. Denomination rosette on the top right. Spelled-out denomination on the top left. Signatures on the centre left. Bank name on the bottom. Serial number on the top right and bottom left, divided into two, prefix on the top left. |
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| Obverse lettering | NĂM MƯƠI ĐỒNG 50 TỔNG-KIỂM-SOÁT GIÁM-ĐỐC SỞ PHÁT-HÀNH 50 NGÂN-HÀNG QUỐC-GIA-VIỆT NAM (Translation: Fifty đồng. 50. Controller General. Director of the Issuing Department. 50. National Bank of the State of Vietnam.) |
| Reverse description | Violet on multicolor underprint. Flowery design. Ornamental guilloche pattern and denomination rosettes. |
| Reverse lettering | 50 NGÂN-HÀNG QUỐC-GIA VIỆT-NAM 50 50 HÌNH LUẬT PHẠT KHỔ-SAI NHỮNG KẺ LÀM GIẢ MẠO GIẤY BẠC DO NGÂN-HÀNG QUỐC-GIA VIỆT-NAM PHÁT RA NĂM MƯƠI ĐỒNG (Translation: 50. National Bank of the State of Vietnam. Criminal law sentences one to penal labour for counterfeiting paper money issued by the National Bank of the State of Vietnam. Fifty đồng.) |
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| Variants | There exists a very rare variant with rounded edges and an overprint ""in silver"" (У СРЕБРУ). Only 3 known samples exist, with serial numbers A.059 998, A.059 999 and A.059 000. |
| Numisquare ID | 4047752580 |
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