Catalog
5000 Đồng
| Issuer | State Bank of Vietnam |
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| Year | 1991 |
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| Size | 134 × 64 mm |
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| Obverse lettering | CỘNG HÒA XÃ HỘI CHỦ NGHĨA VIỆT NAM 5000 NĂM NGHÌN ĐỒNG (Translation: Socialist Republic of Vietnam / 5000 / Five Thousand Đồng) |
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| Protection description | Hồ Chí Minh portrait watermark, visible when held to light |
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Vietnam's dong denominations were restructured repeatedly through the late 1980s and early 1990s as hyperinflation eroded purchasing power faster than the State Bank could print. The 5,000 đồng note, negligible in value within a few years of issue, was part of a series produced domestically rather than contracted to Eastern Bloc printers as earlier generations of Vietnamese currency had been — a shift that reflected both the collapse of Soviet technical assistance and the broader economic opening of Đổi Mới.
The single watermark is the only security provision. No security thread, no fluorescent elements.