South Vietnamese đồng
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The South Vietnamese đồng was the former official currency of South Vietnam, used until the country's reunification in 1975.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| South Vietnamese đồng canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1025944 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: South Vietnamese đồng Context triple: [Republic of Vietnam, currency, South Vietnamese đồng]
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A.
Vietnamese đồng
The Vietnamese đồng is the official fiat currency of Vietnam, known for its relatively low value per unit and frequent use of large denominations.
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B.
Cambodian riel
The Cambodian riel is the official national currency of Cambodia, used alongside the US dollar in everyday transactions.
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C.
piastre of French Indochina
The piastre of French Indochina was the colonial monetary unit used across French-controlled territories in Southeast Asia, including present-day Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia, during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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D.
Straits dollar
The Straits dollar was a historical currency used in British-controlled territories in Southeast Asia, including parts of present-day Malaysia and Singapore, during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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E.
South Korean won
The South Korean won is the official currency of South Korea, known for its significant devaluation and subsequent reforms during the late-1990s Asian financial crisis.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: South Vietnamese đồng Target entity description: The South Vietnamese đồng was the former official currency of South Vietnam, used until the country's reunification in 1975.
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A.
Vietnamese đồng
The Vietnamese đồng is the official fiat currency of Vietnam, known for its relatively low value per unit and frequent use of large denominations.
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B.
Cambodian riel
The Cambodian riel is the official national currency of Cambodia, used alongside the US dollar in everyday transactions.
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C.
piastre of French Indochina
The piastre of French Indochina was the colonial monetary unit used across French-controlled territories in Southeast Asia, including present-day Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia, during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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D.
Straits dollar
The Straits dollar was a historical currency used in British-controlled territories in Southeast Asia, including parts of present-day Malaysia and Singapore, during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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E.
South Korean won
The South Korean won is the official currency of South Korea, known for its significant devaluation and subsequent reforms during the late-1990s Asian financial crisis.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fiat currency
ⓘ
former currency ⓘ |
| category |
Currencies of Vietnam
ⓘ
Modern obsolete currencies ⓘ |
| country | South Vietnam ⓘ |
| denominationsIncluded |
banknotes
ⓘ
coins ⓘ |
| exchangeRateAtIntroduction | 1 đồng = 1 piastre ⓘ |
| firstSeriesIssuedBy |
National Bank of Vietnam
ⓘ
linked to:
State Bank of Vietnam
|
| historicalRegion | South Vietnam ⓘ |
| inflationCharacteristic | experienced high inflation during late Vietnam War years ⓘ |
| introduced | 1953 ⓘ |
| introducedAs | piastre-to-đồng currency reform ⓘ |
| ISO4217Code | VNS ⓘ |
| issuingAuthority |
National Bank of Vietnam
ⓘ
linked to:
State Bank of Vietnam
State Bank of Vietnam (South) ⓘ
linked to:
State Bank of Vietnam
|
| languageOnBanknotes | Vietnamese ⓘ |
| legalTenderStatusEnded | 1978 ⓘ |
| monetarySystem | decimal ⓘ |
| officialCurrencyOf | South Vietnam ⓘ |
| peggedTo |
US dollar (various periods)
ⓘ
linked to:
US dollar
|
| politicalEntity | Republic of Vietnam ⓘ |
| reasonForDemonetization | currency unification after Vietnam reunification ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Vietnamese đồng ⓘ |
| replacedByAtUnification | liberation đồng ⓘ |
| replacedCurrency |
French Indochinese piastre
ⓘ
linked to:
piastre of French Indochina
|
| scriptOnBanknotes | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
| status | obsolete ⓘ |
| subunit | xu ⓘ |
| subunitToUnit | 100 xu = 1 đồng ⓘ |
| successorCurrency |
liberation đồng
ⓘ
unified Vietnamese đồng ⓘ |
| symbol | ₫ ⓘ |
| territorialUse | Republic of Vietnam ⓘ |
| typicalBanknoteDenominations |
1 đồng
ⓘ
10 đồng ⓘ 100 đồng ⓘ 20 đồng ⓘ 5 đồng ⓘ 50 đồng ⓘ 500 đồng ⓘ |
| usedDuringConflict | Vietnam War ⓘ |
| usedFor |
everyday transactions
ⓘ
government payments ⓘ military salaries ⓘ |
| usedIn | South Vietnam ⓘ |
| usedUntil | 1975 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: South Vietnamese đồng Description of subject: The South Vietnamese đồng was the former official currency of South Vietnam, used until the country's reunification in 1975.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.