South Vietnam Banknotes Second Issue 1955

1 Dong 1955
Watermark: Tiger



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



Watermark: Tiger


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


 

10 Dong 1955
Watermark: Tiger



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



Watermark: Tiger


20 Dong 1956
Watermark: Tiger



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



Watermark: Tiger


 

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


 

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200 Dong 1958

500 Dong 1962

1000 Dong 1955

unissued 50 Dong 1955(?)

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



500 Dong 1962
Watermark: President Diem



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



Watermark: President Diem


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



 

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