Coins and Banknotes of Vietnam
and French Indochina

North Vietnam 10 Dong 1948

Face:

Ho Chi Minh; soldier and worker; denomination;
Text:
MƯỜI ĐỒNG = 拾元 = Ten dong;

Back:

denomination;
Text:
VIỆT NAM DÂN CHÚ CỘNG HÒA = Democratic Republic of Vietnam;
GIẤY MƯỜI ĐỒNG = Paper ten dong;
ĐỘC-LẬP TỰ-DO HẠNH-PHÚC = Independence, freedom, happiness;
BỘ-TRƯỞNG BỘ TÀI-CHÍNH = Minister of Finances
[signature: Lê Văn Hiến];
GIÁM-ĐỐC NGÂN-KHỐ TRUNG-ƯƠNG = Director of the National Government Treasury
[signature: Nguyễn Văn Khoát];
THEO SẮC-LỆNH CỦA CHÍNH-PHỦ VIỆT-NAM KẺ NÀO LÀM GIẢ HOẶC CỐ HÀNH ĐỘNG PHÁ HOẠI TỞ GIẤY BẠC CỦA CHÍNH-PHỦ SẼ BỊ TRỪNG-TRỊ THEO QUÂN-PHÁP
= According to the Government of Vietnam decree, those who counterfeit or damage the paper money of the government will be punished in accordance with military justice;
Background text:
GIAY BAC VIET NAM = Banknote of Vietnam

P-20(*) D-9A(*) 10 Dong 1948

Brown face;

Watermark:

Star with VN in circle
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P-20d D-9Ae 10 Dong 1948

Watermark:

Star with VN in circle
North Vietnam banknote 10 Dong 1948, faceNorth Vietnam banknote 10 Dong 1948, back

P-20d D-9Ae 10 Dong 1948

Watermark:

Star with VN in circle
North Vietnam banknote 10 Dong 1948, faceNorth Vietnam banknote 10 Dong 1948, back

P-20d D-9Ae 10 Dong 1948 error

Face:

overprint IN-HONG = Misprinted;

Watermark:

Star with VN in circle
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P-20s D-S9Ac 10 Dong 1948 SPECIMEN

Face:

hand-writing Mẫu-bạc Việt-Nam = Specimen money of Vietnam;
stamp VIET NAM DAN CHU CONG HOA / TAI-CHINH TRUNG-BO / SO AN LOAT = Democratic Republic of Vietnam / Central Finance / Printing Department;

Watermark:

VNDCCH vertical
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P-20s D-SE9Ae 10 Dong 1948 SPECIMEN

Face:

overprint GIẤY MẪU = Specimen;

Watermark:

Star with VN in circle
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P-20s D-SP9Ae 10 Dong 1948 printer's proof

No serial number;

Watermark:

Star with VN in circle
North Vietnam banknote 10 Dong 1948 printer's proof, faceNorth Vietnam banknote 10 Dong 1948 printer's proof, back

P-22d D-9Be 10 Dong 1948

Clear printing;

Watermark:

Star with VN in circle
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P-23 D-9Ba/T01b 10 Dong 1948

Face:

overprint ĐẠI-DIỆN BỘ-TRƯỞNG-TÀI-CHÍNH Ở TRUNG-BỘ = Representative of the Minister of Finance at Trung Bo
[signature];

No watermark

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