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| Issuer | Việt-Nam Dân-Chủ Cộng-Hòa (Democratic Republic of Vietnam) |
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| Year | 1947 |
| Type | Pattern or trial banknote |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is printed in blue-grey tones and carries the header inscription VIỆT-NAM DÂN-CHỦ CỘNG-HÒA across the top. To the left, a vignette renders a rural or allegorical scene with foliage, while to the right a portrait of Ho Chi Minh appears within a plain border. A central text block carries an anti-counterfeiting warning in Vietnamese, followed by the Directeur du Trésor and Président du Comité designation with a manuscript signature; the denomination numeral 5 appears at lower right, and GIẤY BẠC NĂM ĐỒNG runs along the bottom in large serif lettering. |
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| Obverse lettering | VIỆT-NAM DÂN-CHỦ CỘNG-HÒA THEO BẮC-LỊNH CỦA CHÁNH-PHỦ VIỆT-NAM KẺ NÀO LÀM GIẢ HOẶC CÓ HÀNH-ĐỘNG HỦY-HOẠI TỜ GIẤY BẠC CỦA CHÁNH-PHỦ SẼ BỊ TRỪNG-TRỊ THEO QUÂN-PHÁP GIẤY BẠC NĂM ĐỒNG 5 |
| Reverse description | The reverse is printed in brown and centers on an intaglio-style vignette of a peasant threshing rice, conveying the agrarian identity of the young republic. The denomination 5 appears in each upper corner and again in large numeral at lower right, with Chinese characters 伍元 alongside. Two signature lines at lower left carry manuscript facsimile signatures with the titles ĐẠI DIỆN TỔNG GIÁM ĐỐC NGÂN KHỐ QUỐC-GIA and GIÁM ĐỐC NGÂN HÀNG ĐÔNG-BẮC; a serial number prefixed AT appears at bottom centre, and the regional validity inscription CHỈ LƯU-HÀNH TRONG TỈNH LONG-CHÂU-SA runs along the lower margin. |
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