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20 Đồng Hồ Chí Minh; Silver issue
1989 year| Silver (.900) | - | 31 mm |
| Issuer | Vietnam |
|---|---|
| Period | Socialist Republic (1976-date) |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
| Year | 1989 |
| Value | 20 Đồng 20 VND = USD 0.00081 |
| Currency | Second new đồng (1985-date) |
| Composition | Silver (.900) |
| Diameter | 31 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Updated | 2024-10-09 |
| Numista | N#369639 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 100% |
Reverse
Portrait of Hõ Chi Minh with a date of his birth and the date 1990 (a centennial of his birth)
Script: Latin
Lettering:
HỒ CHÍ MINH
1890
1990
Interesting fact
One interesting fact about the 1989 Vietnamese 20 Đồng silver coin is that it features an image of Hồ Chí Minh, the former leader of North Vietnam and the country's founding father, on its obverse side. This coin was issued as a non-circulating commemorative coin to honor Hồ Chí Minh's 100th birthday anniversary.
