South Vietnam Second Issue 1955

South Vietnam 1 Dong 1955

P-1 D-10 1 Dong 1955
Watermark: Tiger

P-1s D-S10b 1 Dong 1955 SPECIMEN
Watermark: Tiger

Watermark: Tiger
 

South Vietnam 5 Dong 1955

P-2 D-11 5 Dong 1955
Old type text (error): THỦ-QUY TRUNG-ƯƠNG
Watermark: Tiger

P-2 D-11 5 Dong 1955
New type text (corrected): THỦ-QUỸ TRUNG-ƯƠNG
This minor difference is not mentioned in the catalogs.
Watermark: Tiger

P-2s D-S11b 5 Dong 1955 SPECIMEN
Old type text (I am not sure if specimen notes with new type text exist)
Watermark: Tiger

Watermark: Tiger
 

South Vietnam 10 Dong 1955

P-3 D-12 10 Dong 1955
Watermark: Tiger

P-3 D-S12b 10 Dong 1955 SPECIMEN
Watermark: Tiger

Watermark: Tiger
 

South Vietnam 20 Dong 1956

P-4 D-13 20 Dong 1956
Watermark: Tiger

P-4 D-S13 20 Dong 1956 SPECIMEN
Watermark: Tiger

Watermark: Tiger
 

South Vietnam 100 Dong 1960

More about the varieties of this type...

P-18 D-14 100 Dong 1960, "dark hills"
Watermark: Bamboo

P-18 D-E14 100 Dong 1960, "light hills"
Watermark: Bamboo

P-18s2 D-S14b 100 Dong 1960 SPECIMEN, "dark hills"
Black overprint. This should be an earlier type of specimen.
Watermark: Bamboo

P-18s1 D-S14a 100 Dong 1960 SPECIMEN, "light hills"
Red overprint. This must be a newer type of specimen.
Watermark: Bamboo

Collectors use to divide this type into the "dark hills" and the "light hills" subtypes.

The difference between these subtypes is caused by vertical shift between the green and brown printing plates. However, there exist a range of different shifts in both vertical and horizontal directions.

Some collectors also distinguish the notes printed in dark brown and light brown.

I believe that "dark brown" print is the result of oxidation of "light brown" print.

"Dark/light hills" and "dark/light brown" occur in all possible combinations.

"dark hills": green plate is shifted up.

"light hills": green plate is shifted down.

green plate is shifted to the left.

Watermark: Bamboo
 

South Vietnam 200 Dong 1958

P-9 D-15 200 Dong 1958
One letter prefix in serial number
This type has no watermark

P-9 D-15 200 Dong 1958
Two letter prefix in serial number

P-9s D-S15 200 Dong 1958 SPECIMEN

P-9(s) D-S15(*) 200 Dong 1958
Printer's proof

 

South Vietnam 500 Dong 1962

P-6A D-18 500 Dong 1962
Watermark: President Diem

P-6A(s) D-S18(*) 500 Dong 1962
TDLR specimen
Watermark: President Diem

Watermark: President Diem
 

South Vietnam 1000 Dong 1955

P-4Ap 1000 Dong 1955 proof
This type was never issued. It is known only as specimen and proofs.

 

South Vietnam 50 Dong 1955

Unlisted 50 Dong 1955(?)
Design proof, uniface
For some reason banknotes of this type were never issued.
 

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