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500 Đồng Ho Chi Minh ND
1989 year| Gold (.999) | 3.1 g | 16 mm |
| Issuer | Vietnam |
|---|---|
| Period | Socialist Republic (1976-date) |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
| Year | 1989 |
| Value | 500 Đồng 500 VND = USD 0.020 |
| Currency | Second new đồng (1985-date) |
| Composition | Gold (.999) |
| Weight | 3.1 g |
| Diameter | 16 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Updated | 2024-10-09 |
| Numista | N#147741 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 93% |
Reverse
Portrait of Ho Chi Minh with his date of birth to the left, date of death to the right and name below
Script: Latin
Lettering:
1890 1969
HỒ CHÍ MINH
Comment
The coins were minted in Havana Mint as 'Gift Coins'. Several sources, therefore, as rare.Interesting fact
One interesting fact about the Non-circulating coin 500 Đồng (Ho Chi Minh) ND (1989) from Vietnam made of Gold (.999) weighing 3.1 g is that it features an image of Ho Chi Minh, the former president of Vietnam, on its obverse side.
