Coins and Banknotes of Vietnam
and French Indochina

South Vietnam 500 Dong 1962

Face:

Presidential Palace in Saigon; denomination;
Text:
NGÂN-HÀNG QUỐC-GIA VIỆT-NAM = National Bank of Vietnam;
NĂM TRĂM ĐỒNG = Five hundred dong;
HÌNH LUẬT PHẠT KHỔ-SAI NHỮNG KẺ NÀO GỈA MẠO GIẤY BẠC DO NGÂN-HÀNG QUỐC-GIA VIỆT-NAM PHÁT RA
= Criminal law centences to penal labor for counterfeiting paper money issued by the National Bank of Vietnam;
TỔNG KIỂM-SOÁT = Inspector General
[signature: Nguyễn Văn Dõng];
GIÁM-ĐỐC SỞ PHÁT-HÀNH = Director, Issue Department
[signature: Huỳnh Văn Cảnh];

Back:

farmer with two water buffaloes plowing a rice paddy; denomination;
Text:
NGÂN-HÀNG QUỐC-GIA VIỆT-NAM = National Bank of Vietnam;
NĂM TRĂM ĐỒNG = Five hundred dong;

Watermark:

President Diem

P-6A D-18 500 Dong 1962

South Vietnam banknote 500 Dong 1962, faceSouth Vietnam banknote 500 Dong 1962, back

P-6As1 D-S18 500 Dong 1962 SPECIMEN

Face:

overprint GIẤY MẪU KHÔNG GIÁ TRỊ = Specimen no value;

Face/Back:

overprint GIẤY MẪU = Specimen
South Vietnam banknote 500 Dong 1962 specimen, faceSouth Vietnam banknote 500 Dong 1962 specimen, back

P-6As2 D-S18(*) 500 Dong 1962 TDLR SPECIMEN

Face/Back:

overprint SPECIMEN; overprint SPECIMEN / DE LA RUE & Co LTD. / NO VALUE;
South Vietnam banknote 500 Dong 1962 TDLR specimen, faceSouth Vietnam banknote 500 Dong 1962 TDLR specimen, back

Watermark: President Diem

South Vietnam banknote 500 Dong 1962, watermark, President Diem