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30 Đồng
| Issuer | State Bank of Vietnam |
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| Year | 1985 |
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| Reference(s) | P#95 |
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| Obverse lettering | CỘNG HÒA XÃ HỘI CHỦ NGHĨA VIỆT NAM BA MƯƠI ĐỒNG 30 1985 (Translation: SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM / THIRTY ĐỒNG / 30 / 1985) |
| Reverse description | Central vignette of Ben Thanh Market in Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), rendered in intaglio line work, showing the market's distinctive clock tower entrance flanked by the main hall and surrounding street scene with figures and vehicles. The design is framed by elaborate guilloche borders with oval denomination counters at each corner, and a stylised wave and scroll motif at lower left. The overall colour scheme is blue-grey on a light ground. |
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The 1985 Vietnamese currency reform was a brutal redenomination: the old đồng was replaced at 10:1, wiping out savings and triggering widespread panic buying in the weeks before the official cutover. This 30 đồng note belongs to the post-reform series introduced under that same decree — an unusual denomination that reflects the socialist preference for denominations calibrated to wage increments rather than commercial convenience.
The series is poorly documented in Western references; Pick's data on Vietnamese issues of this period remains thin, and precise print run figures have never been officially released.