| Issuer | South Vietnam |
| Year | 1953 |
| Type | Coin pattern |
| Value | 50 Xu (0.50) |
| Currency | Southern đồng (1953-1975) |
| Composition | Aluminium |
| Weight | 3.5 g |
| Dimensions | 31 mm |
| Thickness | |
| Shape and Technique | Round Milled |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Engraver(s) | Lucien Georges Bazor |
| In circulation to | |
| Reference(s) | KM#E3 |
| Obverse description | The three effigies in three-quarter view symbolizing the provinces of Annam, Cochinchina and Tonkin. |
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | QUỐC-GIA VIỆT-NAM
1953 (Translation: Country Vietnam) |
| Reverse description | Two dragons. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | VIỆT
NAM
50
XU
ESSAI (Translation: Vietnam Trial) |
| Edge | Plain |
| Mint | Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date) |
| Mintage | 1953 - - 1 200 |
| Catalog ID | 1877718910 |
| Comments |
