North Vietnamese đồng
E149143
The North Vietnamese đồng was the former currency of North Vietnam used before the country’s monetary unification.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| North Vietnamese đồng canonical | 3 |
| North Vietnamese dong | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1304642 — 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: North Vietnamese đồng Context triple: [Vietnamese đồng, replacedCurrency, North Vietnamese đồng]
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A.
South Vietnamese đồng
The South Vietnamese đồng was the former official currency of South Vietnam, used until the country's reunification in 1975.
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B.
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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C.
Cambodian riel
The Cambodian riel is the official national currency of Cambodia, used alongside the US dollar in everyday transactions.
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D.
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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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: North Vietnamese đồng Target entity description: The North Vietnamese đồng was the former currency of North Vietnam used before the country’s monetary unification.
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A.
South Vietnamese đồng
The South Vietnamese đồng was the former official currency of South Vietnam, used until the country's reunification in 1975.
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B.
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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C.
Cambodian riel
The Cambodian riel is the official national currency of Cambodia, used alongside the US dollar in everyday transactions.
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D.
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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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 (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
currency
ⓘ
former currency ⓘ |
| category |
Currencies of Vietnam
ⓘ
Modern obsolete currencies ⓘ |
| centralBank | State Bank of Vietnam ⓘ |
| circulationArea | territory controlled by North Vietnam ⓘ |
| country |
North Vietnam
ⓘ
linked to:
Democratic Republic of Vietnam
|
| denominationType |
banknotes
ⓘ
coins ⓘ |
| economicSystem | socialist planned economy of North Vietnam ⓘ |
| endUse | 1978 ⓘ |
| endUseNote | replaced by unified Vietnamese đồng after monetary unification ⓘ |
| exchangeControl | subject to state-controlled exchange rates ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
First Indochina War
ⓘ
Vietnam War ⓘ |
| ISO4217Status | no longer in use ⓘ |
| issuerType | state bank of a socialist country ⓘ |
| issuingAuthority | State Bank of Vietnam ⓘ |
| languageOnCurrency | Vietnamese ⓘ |
| legalTenderStatus | demonetized ⓘ |
| monetaryReform |
1951 reform of North Vietnamese currency
ⓘ
1959 redenomination ⓘ |
| monetaryUnion | predecessor to unified Vietnamese monetary system ⓘ |
| officialStatus | official currency of North Vietnam ⓘ |
| politicalEntity | Democratic Republic of Vietnam ⓘ |
| predecessorStateCurrency | French Indochinese piastre in northern Vietnam ⓘ |
| redenomination | 1959 redenomination of đồng ⓘ |
| region | Democratic Republic of Vietnam ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Vietnamese đồng ⓘ |
| replacedCurrency |
French Indochinese piastre
ⓘ
linked to:
piastre of French Indochina
|
| scriptOnNotes | Latin script ⓘ |
| startUse |
1946
ⓘ
1951 currency reform ⓘ |
| status | obsolete ⓘ |
| subunit |
hào
ⓘ
xu ⓘ |
| subunitRatio |
1 hào = 10 xu
ⓘ
1 đồng = 10 hào ⓘ |
| successorCurrency | unified Vietnamese đồng ⓘ |
| symbol | ₫ ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Cold War era
ⓘ
linked to:
Cold War
mid-20th century ⓘ |
| usedBefore | monetary unification of Vietnam ⓘ |
| usedByGovernment |
government of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam
ⓘ
linked to:
Government of North Vietnam
|
| usedIn |
North Vietnam
ⓘ
linked to:
Democratic Republic of Vietnam
|
| usedUntilEvent | currency unification of North and South Vietnam ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: North Vietnamese đồng Description of subject: The North Vietnamese đồng was the former currency of North Vietnam used before the country’s monetary unification.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: North Vietnamese đồng