State of Vietnam (1949-1955), Republic of Vietnam (1955-1975), Republic of South Vietnam (1975-1976)
State in French Union (1949-1954), Independent State (1954-1975), Satellite State of North Vietnam (1975-1976)
Location: Southeast Asia
Capital City: Saigon
Government type: Autonomous State under France (1949-1954), Semi-Constitutional Monarchy (1949-1955), Republic (1955-1975), Provisional Government (1975), Communist Republic (1975-1976)
Main languages: Vietnamese
Main religions: Buddhism, Catholic Christianity, Vietnamese Folk Religion, Cao Dai
Chronology
1946-1954: First Indochina War
1949: State of Vietnam formed, autonomous under France, after French Indochina dissolved
1954: Independence from France
1955: Republic established
1955-1975: Vietnam War
1975: Việt Cộng takes control and establishes provisional communist government
1976: Unification with North Vietnam
Currency
Đồng (1953-1976)
1 Đồng = 100 Su
Coins from South Vietnam in the collection
French Union (1949-1954)
•10 Su, 1953 (aluminum, Paris mint, KM#1)
Republic (1955-1975)
•50 Su, 1960 (aluminum-magnesium, London mint, KM#4)
•1 Đồng, 1960 (cupronickel, London mint, KM#5)
•1 Đồng, 1964 (cupronickel, Heaton (Birmingham) and London mints, KM#7)
•5 Đồng, 1966 (cupronickel, London mint, KM#9)
•10 Đồng, 1974 (brass-plated steel, Stuttgart mint, KM#13) Commemorative: FAO
•20 Đồng, 1968 (nickel-plated steel, Hamburg mint, KM#10)
Banknotes from South Vietnam in the collection
Republic (1955-1975)
•1 Đồng, 1966 (P#40)
•20 Đồng, 1964 (P#16)
•50 Đồng, 1966 (P#17)
•50 Đồng, 1972 (P#30)
•100 Đồng, 1972 (P#31)
•500 Đồng, 1970 (P#28)
Việt Cộng Rebels
•1 Đồng, 1968 (P#R4)