500 Dong

Issuer	Ngân hàng Quốc gia Việt Nam (National Bank of Vietnam)
Year	1949
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Value	500 Ðồng
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Obverse description	At left, a vignette of two soldiers — one male and one female — standing in a heroic pose with a raised torch, rendered in intaglio style. At right, a portrait of President Ho Chi Minh within a guilloche border, with the large numeral 500 below the central text block. The heading NĂM TRĂM ĐỒNG appears across the upper portion, with two signature lines for Bộ Trưởng Bộ Tài Chính and Tổng Giám Đốc Ngân Khố Quốc Gia printed centrally, flanked by repeated numerals 500 along the side margins.
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Reverse description	The reverse carries a large intaglio vignette of soldiers in combat or patrol, rendered in a detailed illustrative style with a landscape background suggesting hills or riverine terrain. The large numeral 500 appears centrally toward the lower portion, with the inscription NĂM TRĂM ĐỒNG below it. Serial number prefixes appear in the corners, and a guilloche underprint runs across the note.
Reverse lettering	500 / NĂM TRĂM ĐỒNG
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