South Vietnamese đồng

South Vietnamese đồng
đồng Việt Nam Cộng Hòa (Vietnamese)


100 đồng 1966 front	100 đồng 1966 back

User(s)

South Vietnam

Subunit

1/100

xu/su

Symbol

Đ.

xu/su

Xu.

Coins

10, 20, 50 xu, 1, 5, 10, 20 đồng

Banknotes

50, 100, 200, 500, 1000, 5000, 10,000 đồng

Central bank

National Bank of Vietnam

This infobox shows the latest status before this currency was rendered obsolete.

The đồng was the currency of the Republic of Vietnam, independent of the North Vietnamese đồng. It was issued in 1955 to replace the French Indochinese piastre at par and was ended in 1975 to be replaced by the liberation đồng at 1 liberation đồng = 500 SV Đong.

[edit] Coins

Coins issued could be roughly classified into 5 series

First series
Value	Diameter	Composition	Obverse	Reverse	Minted Year
10 su	23 mm	Aluminium	Three women, "Quốc gia Việt Nam" (State of Vietnam)	Rice plant, "Việt Nam"	1953
20 su	27 mm			Rice plant, "Việt Nam"
50 xu	30 mm			Two dragons, "Việt Nam"

Second series
Value	Diameter	Composition	Obverse	Reverse	Minted Year
50 su	30 mm	Aluminium	Ngo Dinh Diem, "Việt Nam Cộng Hòa" (Republic of Vietnam)	Bamboo	1960
1 đồng	23 mm	Cupronickel	Ngo Dinh Diem, "Việt Nam Cộng Hòa" (Republic of Vietnam)	Bamboo	1960

Third series
Value	Diameter	Composition	Obverse	Reverse	Minted Year
50 xu	30 mm	Aluminium	Ngo Dinh Diem, "Việt Nam Cộng Hòa" (Republic of Vietnam)	Bamboo	1963
1 đồng	23 mm	Cupronickel	"Việt Nam Cộng Hòa", value	Rice plant	1964
5 đồng	25 mm (longest) Scalloped shape			Rice plant, "Ngân Hàng Quốc gia Việt Nam" (National Bank of Vietnam)	1966
10 đồng	26 mm			Rice plant	1964

Forth series
Value	Diameter	Composition	Obverse	Reverse	Minted Year
1 đồng	23 mm	Nickel plated steel	"Việt Nam Cộng Hòa", value	Rice plant	1971
5 đồng	25 mm (longest) Scalloped shape			Rice plant, "Ngân Hàng Quốc gia Việt Nam" (National Bank of Vietnam)	1971
10 đồng	26 mm			Rice plant	1968, 70
20 đồng	30 mm (longest) Dodecagon			Farmer, "Ngân Hàng Quốc gia Việt Nam"	1968

Fifth (F.A.O.) series
Value	Diameter	Composition	Obverse	Reverse	Minted Year
1 đồng	23 mm	Aluminium	"Việt Nam Cộng Hòa", value	Rice plant, Programme slogan	1971
10 đồng	26 mm	Brass plated steel	State title and bank title, value	Farmers, Programme slogan	1974
20 đồng	30 mm (longest) Dodecagon	Nickel plated steel	"Việt Nam Cộng Hòa", value	Farmer, Programme slogan	1968
50 đồng	25 mm	Nickel plated steel	State title and bank title, value	Farmers, Programme slogan	1975

It is reported that all but a few examples of the 50 đồng coins were disposed of as scrap metal. It is very rare.

1st series 1955: 1, 2, 5, 10(1962), 20(1962), 50(1956), 100, 200 and 500 đồng.
2nd series 1955: 1, 5, 10, 20(1956), 100(1960), 200(1958), 500(1962), 1000 đồng.
3rd series 1964: 1, 20 and 500 đồng.
4th series 1966: 50, 100, 200 and 500 đồng.
5th series 1969: 20, 50, 100, 200, 500, 1000 đồng.
6th series 1972: 50, 100, 200, 500, 1000, 5000(1975), 10.000 đồng (1975).

In 1968 the value of the đồng to the U.S. Dollar was VRD 80 =USD 1. By 1975, it had inflated to VRD 500 =USD 1.

South Vietnamese đồng

Preceded by: French Indochinese piastre Location: French Indochina Reason: independence Ratio: at par Note: piastre not used in self-declared North Vietnam since 1946	Currency of South Vietnam 1955 – 1975	Succeeded by: Liberation đồng Reason: capture of Saigon Ratio: 1 liberation đồng = 500 South đồng

Liberation đồng

Preceded by: South Vietnamese đồng Reason: capture of Saigon Ratio: 1 liberation đồng = 500 South đồng	Currency of South Vietnam 1975 – 1978	Succeeded by: Vietnamese đồng Location: Vietnam Reason: currency unification Ratio: 1 new đồng = 0.8 liberation đồng