Vietnam (1987-1988)

This serie of banknotes belongs to the period when the Sixth National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam took place and reformist politicians seized powers and did free-market reforms. There are banknotes of  200 đồng, 500 đồng, 1,000 đồng, 2,000 đồng and 5,000 đồng.

200 đồng (hai trăm đồng)

This banknotes worth 200 đồng was first issued in September the 30th 1987. On the main side right you can see Hồ Chí Minh, a Vietnamese communist revolutionary who lead the independence movement and creating (and leading till 1965) Vietnam North. After Vietname War, Saigon was renamed after him.In the center there is a 200 (and in opposite corner two more), the written name of the banknote and Vietnam coat of arms.
In the upper part it appears the official name of the country in Vietnamese (Cộng hòa xã hội Chú Nghĩa Việt Nam).On the other side you can see agricultural production with a tractor. You can see two 200's in opposite corners and the written name of the baknote. In the upper part appears again This banknote has geometric figures as digital watermark. The size of this banknote is 13 cm x 6.5 cm.