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| | Vietnam introduces new 500,000 Dong bank note |
 | | Vietnam's largest denomination bank note in present use is 100,000 dong, and was issued in 2000. |
 | | The 500,000 dong ($32) notes, which are greenish blue, have a portrait of the country's first president Ho Chi Minh on the front, and shows his Kim Lien commune home on the other side. |
 | | The redesigned 50,000 dong notes, which will be used alongside the current green 50,000 dong currency, are light brown and depict Vietnam's old citadel of Hue. |
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