Democratic Republic of Vietnam
Unrecognized Independent State (1945-1954), Independent State (1954-present)
Location: Northern Vietnam
Capital City: Hanoi
Government type: Communist Republic
Main languages: Vietnamese
Main religions: Mahayana Buddhism, Catholic Christianity, Vietnamese Folk Religion
Chronology
1945: Declares independence from France, claiming all of Vietnam
1946-1954: First Indochina War
1954: Geneva Conference ends First Indochina War with recognition of North Vietnam's independence and the independence of South Vietnam, with votes on unification to be held in 1956
1955: War breaks out from failure of the unification effort
1955-1975: Vietnam War
1976: Unification with South Vietnam as the Socialist Republic of Vietnam
Currency
First Ðồng (1946-1951)
1 Ðồng = 10 Hào = 100 Xu
Second Ðồng (1951-1958)
Third Ðồng (1959-1978)
1 Ðồng = 10 Hào = 100 Xu
Coins from North Vietnam in the collection
•5 Hào, 1946 (aluminum, KM#2.1)
•1 Ðồng, 1946 (aluminum, KM#3)
•1 Xu, 1958 (aluminum, KM#5)
Banknotes from North Vietnam in the collection
•2 Hào, 1958 (P#69)