Every day, the topic of Vietnamese currency attracted the attention of many people, researchers, and collectors many travelers. This article will help you understand more about Vietnamese currency.
It appeared in 1396 under the Ho Dynasty and was called "Thong Bao Hoi Sao" It was the first paper money issued by the Ho Dynasty in 1396. It was a very early time compared to the history of paper money, but at that time, the policy of issuing paper money was not at all, and it stopped right after.
The first banknote circulated in Vietnam was an Indochinese coin with a face value of 100 silver coins, issued and circulated by the French from 1885 to 1954. On it was printed pictures of 3 young women with costumes—traditions of 3 countries Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam.
After the August Revolution in 1945, the Democratic Republic of Vietnam was born, and dong coins were also officially printed and circulated to affirm the sovereignty of the free country. From this point until now, we have changed money in form, material, and denomination.
After the country reunification on April 30th, 1975, the money circulating unified the use of one currency throughout the country.
In 1985, before the complicated developments of the economy and the severe scarcity of cash in payment, the State announced the exchange of money at the rate of 10 dongs, unified to exchange one new currency to serve the revolution in finance. The National Bank of Vietnam has issued notes of 10, 20, and 50 dongs.
Banknotes period from 1990
Before Vietnam used polymer money, there were cotton banknotes with denominations of 10,000 and 20,000 printed in 1990, the 50,000 note was issued from October 15, 1994, and the 100,000 note was from September 1, 2000.
Polymer money 2003 –present
Polymer money in Vietnam was issued by the State Bank of Vietnam in 2003 with circulation value in parallel with the old capital to meet the demand for monetary circulation in terms of the denomination structure (additional currencies). Large denominations, categories. Polymer money has many advantages, such as: challenging to counterfeit, durable, waterproof, suitable for use in modern devices such as ATMs and cash counters.
The State Bank of Vietnam applies new techniques and technologies in money printing and minting to improve coins quality and anti-counterfeiting ability and save issuance costs.
You can quickly check the exchange rate between VND and USD through banks such as Vietcombank, TP bank, BIDV bank… The exchange rate is around 23.000 VND ~ 1 US$.
Please see the below Vietnam currency exchange rate chart for more information.
| Vietnam Money | Equivalent in US$ |
| 500,000 VND | ~ $ 23.00 |
| 200,000 VND | ~ $ 9.00 |
| 100,000 VND | ~ $ 4.60 |
| 50,000 VND | ~ $ 2.30 |
| 20,000 VND | ~ $ 0.92 |
| 10,000 VND | ~ $ 0.46 |
| 5,000 VND | ~ $ 0.20 |
| 2,000 VND | Too small to convert |
| 1,000 VND | Too small to convert |
| 500 VND | Too small to convert |
| 200 VND | Too small to convert |
| 01 US DOLLAR | USD | = 23000 |
| 01 AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR | AUD | = 16000 |
| 01 CANADIAN DOLLAR | CAD | = 17000 |
| 01 SWISS FRANC | CHF | = 24000 |
| 01 YUAN RENMINBI | CNY | = 3500 |
| 01 EURO | EUR | = 26000 |
| 01 POUND STERLING | GBP | = 30000 |
| 01 HONGKONG DOLLAR | HKD | = 2850 |
| 01 INDIAN RUPEE | INR | = 308,36 |
| 01 YEN | JPY | = 200.85 |
| 01 KOREAN WON | KRW | = 16.76 |
| 01 MALAYSIAN RINGGIT | MYR | = 5,386 |
| 01 RUSSIAN RUBLE | RUB | = 312.05 |
| 01 SINGAPORE DOLLAR | SGD | = 16000 |
| 01 THAILAND BAHT | THB | = 603.27 |
The State Bank of Vietnam is the only money issuer of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, the currency unit is "dong", the national symbol is "d", and the international character is "VND". Banknotes and coins issued by the State Bank of Vietnam are legal currencies and are used as an unrestricted means of payment in the territory of Vietnam.
Most currencies are decorated with ethnic patterns and modern grid patterns.
Besides, coins have appeared on the market for a few years but are not suitable for the spending style of Vietnamese people, so they are quickly classified as souvenirs.
1. Banknote 500,000 VND - Polymer
Release date: December 17, 2003
Dimensions: 152mm x 65mm.
Overall color: Dark purple.
2. Banknote 200.000 VND - Polymer
Release date: August 30, 2006
Dimensions: 148mm x 65mm.
Overall color: Red-brown.
3. Banknote 100.000 VND - Polymer
Release date: September 1, 2004
Dimensions: 144mm x 65mm.
Printing paper: Polymer paper, which is durable, does not affect the environment, has certain security factors such as transparent windows, hidden or embossed images in the window.
Color: The overall decorative pattern and content on the front and back are dark green.
4. Banknote 50.000 VND - Polymer
Release date: December 17, 2003
Dimensions: 140mm x 65mm.
Overall color: Red purple-brown.
5. Banknote 20.000 VND - Polymer
Release date: May 17, 2006
Dimensions: 136mm x 65mm.
Overall color: Dark blue.
6. Banknote 10,000 VND - Polymer
Release date: August 30, 2006
Dimensions: 132mm x 60mm.
Overall color: Dark brown on a yellow-green background.
Besides, there are other currencies with small values: 5000 VND, 2000VND, 1000DVND.
And 500 VND, 200 VND, 100 VND. But not commonly used.
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Author Hoan Nguyen
He has over 10 years of experience working in the tourism sector and operator. He has traveled to many places in Vietnam and around the world.
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