30 Dong 1981 (Front: Vietnamese coat of arms. Portrait of Ho Chi Minh (1890-1969). Traditional ornamental guilloche pattern and denomination rosettes. Back: Dragon House Wharf (Bến Nhà Rồng) with freighters and Hồ Chí Minh Museum (1863), formerly a commercial port of Saigon. Traditional ornamental guilloche patterns and denomination rosettes. Watermark: None. Signatures: None. Main colour: Purple. Security features: Running serial numbers in red on the front of the banknote. Filament fibres (hairs) that lightly fluoresce under UV light. Issuer: State Bank of Vietnam (Ngân Hàng Nhà Nuóc Viêt Nam). Date of Issue: 1981. Date of withdrawal: 1985. Legal tender: No. Total emission: Unknown. Material: Cotton fiber paper. Artist: Unknown. Engraved by: Unknown. Printing method: Intaglio. Printer: Unknown)
Dimensions: 143 x 71 mm
Catalogue Number: P-87a (SCWPM: Pick; Krause); B315 (Banknote Book)
Texts: Texts: Cộng Hòa Xã Hội Chủ Nghĩa Việt Nam – Socialist Republic of Vietnam. Ngân Hàng Nhà Nước Việt Nam – The State Bank of Vietnam. Ba mươi đồng. BA MƯƠI ĐỒNG. Thirty Dong. Cargo ship. Port crane.
Dimensions: 143 x 71 mm
Catalogue Number: P-87a (SCWPM: Pick; Krause); B315 (Banknote Book)
Texts: Texts: Cộng Hòa Xã Hội Chủ Nghĩa Việt Nam – Socialist Republic of Vietnam. Ngân Hàng Nhà Nước Việt Nam – The State Bank of Vietnam. Ba mươi đồng. BA MƯƠI ĐỒNG. Thirty Dong. Cargo ship. Port crane.
