Vietnam 500.000 Dong Used Polymer Banknote

VIETNAM 500,000 Dong  Polymer Banknote.

Features:

• Issuer: Vietnam
• Issuing Bank: State Bank of Vietnam (Ngân hàng Nhà nước Việt Nam)
• Ruling Authority: Socialist Republic of Vietnam (1976-date)
• Type: Standard Circulation Banknote
• Years of Issue: 2003-2021
• Value: 500,000 Đồng
• Currency: Second New Đồng (1985-date)
• Composition: Polymer
• Size: 152 × 65 mm
• Shape: Rectangular

Obverse:

The front side of the banknote features a portrait of Hồ Chí Minh facing forward at the center-right, with the Vietnamese national emblem at the center-left. It has blue and turquoise printing with a multicolored underprint, red and black serial numbers, and see-through security windows at the top left and far right. The watermark of Hồ Chí Minh is positioned at the far left. The serial numbers are printed in two formats: the first one is red and vertical on the far left, while the second is black and horizontal at the bottom right.

Lettering:

• CỘNG HOÀ XÃ HỘI CHỦ NGHĨA VIỆT NAM 500.000
• NĂM TRĂM NGHÌN ĐỒNG
• 500.000

Translation:
Socialist Republic of Vietnam. 500,000. Five hundred thousand đồng.

Reverse:

The back side of the banknote depicts Hồ Chí Minh’s birthplace in Nghệ An, centrally positioned. The watermark of Hồ Chí Minh is at the far right, and a security band is embedded at the center-left. The note includes blue and turquoise printing with a multicolored underprint and ornamental guilloche patterns.

Lettering:

• 500.000 NGÂN HÀNG NHÀ NƯỚC VIỆT NAM
• NĂM TRĂM NGHÌN ĐỒNG
• 500.000

Translation:
500,000. State Bank of Vietnam. Five hundred thousand đồng.

Watermark:

Portrait of Hồ Chí Minh.

Printers:

• National Banknote Printing Plant (Nhà Máy In Tiền Quốc Gia), Hanoi, Vietnam (1991-date)
• Note Printing Australia, Melbourne, Australia (1998-date)

Additional Information:

• Issued by the State Bank of Vietnam (Ngân hàng Nhà Nước Việt Nam) and introduced into general circulation on December 17, 2003.
• The first two digits of the serial number indicate the last two digits of the year of issue.

This 500,000 Vietnamese đồng banknote is the highest denomination in Vietnam and is highly sought after by collectors for its historical significance, polymer composition, and detailed security features.