South Vietnamese đồng
E119898
The South Vietnamese đồng was the former official currency of South Vietnam, used until the country's reunification in 1975.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| South Vietnamese đồng canonical | 4 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fiat currency
ⓘ
former currency ⓘ |
| category |
Currencies of Vietnam
ⓘ
Modern obsolete currencies ⓘ |
| country | South Vietnam ⓘ |
| denominationsIncluded |
banknotes
ⓘ
coins ⓘ |
| exchangeRateAtIntroduction | 1 đồng = 1 piastre ⓘ |
| firstSeriesIssuedBy |
State Bank of Vietnam
ⓘ
surface form:
National Bank of Vietnam
|
| historicalRegion | South Vietnam ⓘ |
| inflationCharacteristic | experienced high inflation during late Vietnam War years ⓘ |
| introduced | 1953 ⓘ |
| introducedAs | piastre-to-đồng currency reform ⓘ |
| ISO4217Code | VNS ⓘ |
| issuingAuthority |
State Bank of Vietnam
ⓘ
surface form:
National Bank of Vietnam
State Bank of Vietnam ⓘ
surface form:
State Bank of Vietnam (South)
|
| languageOnBanknotes | Vietnamese ⓘ |
| legalTenderStatusEnded | 1978 ⓘ |
| monetarySystem | decimal ⓘ |
| officialCurrencyOf | South Vietnam ⓘ |
| peggedTo |
US dollar
ⓘ
surface form:
US dollar (various periods)
|
| politicalEntity | Republic of Vietnam ⓘ |
| reasonForDemonetization | currency unification after Vietnam reunification ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Vietnamese đồng ⓘ |
| replacedByAtUnification | liberation đồng ⓘ |
| replacedCurrency |
piastre of French Indochina
ⓘ
surface form:
French Indochinese piastre
|
| scriptOnBanknotes | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
| status | obsolete ⓘ |
| subunit | xu ⓘ |
| subunitToUnit | 100 xu = 1 đồng ⓘ |
| successorCurrency |
liberation đồng
ⓘ
unified Vietnamese đồng ⓘ |
| symbol | ₫ ⓘ |
| territorialUse | Republic of Vietnam ⓘ |
| typicalBanknoteDenominations |
1 đồng
ⓘ
10 đồng ⓘ 100 đồng ⓘ 20 đồng ⓘ 5 đồng ⓘ 50 đồng ⓘ 500 đồng ⓘ |
| usedDuringConflict | Vietnam War ⓘ |
| usedFor |
everyday transactions
ⓘ
government payments ⓘ military salaries ⓘ |
| usedIn | South Vietnam ⓘ |
| usedUntil | 1975 ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.