| Issuer | South Vietnam |
| Year | 1966 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknotes |
| Value | 500 Đồng |
| Currency | Southern đồng (1953-1975) |
| Composition | Paper |
| Size | 150 × 74 mm |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Printer | Thomas De La Rue, London, United Kingdom |
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| Reference(s) | P#23 |
| Obverse description | Portrait of Trần Hưng Đạo (1231-1300), a Vietnamese royal prince, statesman and military commander of Đại Việt military forces during the Trần dynasty. His multiple victories over the Yuan dynasty under Kublai Khan are considered among the greatest military feats in Vietnamese history. |
| Reverse description | Scene depicting men on Vietnamese junk boats sailing in a bay |
| Signature(s) | |
| Protection type | Watermark |
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| Obverse lettering | 500
NĂM TRĂM DỒNG
TỔNG KIỂM SOÁT
GIÁM ĐỐC SỞ PHÁT HÀNH
TRẦN HƯNG ĐẠO
NGÂN-HÀNG QUỐC-GİA VİỆT-NAM (Translation: 500 FIVE HUNDRED DỒNG CONTROLLER GENERAL DIRECTOR, DEPARTMENT OF ISSUANCE TRẦN HƯNG ĐẠO NATIONAL BANK OF VIETNAM) |
| Reverse lettering | NGÂN-HÀNG QUỐC-GİA VİỆT-NAM
NĂM TRĂM DỒNG
500
HÌNH LUẬT PHẠT KHỔ-SAI NHỬNG KẺ NÀO GIẢ-MẠO
GIẤY BẠC DO NGÂN-HÀNG QUỐC-GIA VIỆT-NAM PHÁT RA. (Translation: NATIONAL BANK OF VIETNAM FIVE HUNDRED DỒNG 500 CRIMINAL LAW SENTENCES ONE TO PENAL LABOUR FOR COUNTERFEITING PAPER MONEY ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL BANK OF VIETNAM) |
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| Catalog ID | 1124846290 |
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