The đồng was the currency of North Vietnam from 3 November 1946 to 2 May 1978. It was subdivided into 10 hào, each itself divided into 10 xu.
Vietnam 5000 Dong 1953 Averse
The Democratic Republic of Vietnam was a country in Southeast Asia from 1945 to 1976, with sovereignty recognized in July 1954, after which it became commonly known as North Vietnam. A member of the c
North Vietnamese đồng
…The đồng (chữ Nôm: 銅; chữ Hán: 元, nguyên) (; Vietnamese: ) was the currency of North Vietnam from 3 November 1946 to 2 May 1978. It was subdivided into 10 hào, each itself divided into 10 xu. The first đồng issued by the communists controlling…
Ho Chi Minh declaring independence at Ba Dinh Square on September 2nd, 1945
The DRV coalition government in early 1946
First Nationwide Congress of Emulation Fighters, 1952
Ho Chi Minh (seated, right) with Tôn Đức Thắng (seated, left) and other DRV leaders in a liberated zone of northern Vietnam during the First Indochina War.