10 000 Đồng, State Bank of Vietnam, Vietnam, 1993 (Pick 115)

This 10 000 Đồng note was issued in Vietnam by the State Bank of Vietnam, dated 1993. It belongs to the Second new đồng (1985-date) currency system. Issuing authority and period recorded in the catalogue: Socialist Republic (1976-date). It measures 140 × 68 mm and is printed on paper. The Standard Catalog of World Paper Money lists the type as Pick 115.

Obverse: HCM at right, arms at center, optical registry device at lower left, modified underprint color around arms. Red and red-violet on multicolor underprint. Its lettering reads “CỘNG HÒA XÃ HỘI CHỦ NGHĨA VIỆT NAM / 10000 10000 / 1993 / MƯỜI NGHÌN ĐỒNG”. Translation given in the catalogue: “Socialist republic Vietnam Ten thousand dong”. Reverse: Brown -violet on multicolor underprint. Junks along coastline at center. Its lettering reads “NGÂN HÀNG NHÀ NƯỚC VIỆT NAM / MƯỜI NGHÌN ĐỒNG / 10000 10000”. Translation given in the catalogue: “Bank of Vietnam Ten thousand dong”.

Watermark: HCM. Demonetized: 31 December 2012. Identification note: match the value, issuing bank, printed date and Pick number together; dates and signature combinations distinguish sub-varieties, which are not separated in this entry. Details follow the Numista catalogue entry and the Standard Catalog reference it cites; they have not been checked against a central-bank archive.