Vietnam 1989 5 dong

Stephen Album sale 43, lot 2195

This specimen was lot 2195 in Stephen Album sale 43 (Santa Rosa, CA, May 2022), where it sold for $336. The catalog description^[1] noted, "VIET NAM: Socialist Republic, AR 5 đồng, 1989, Phoenix, NGC graded Proof 65 Ultra Cameo." The SCWC notes that this NCLT was minted in Leningrad and given to the Vietnamese regime in sets with a ten đồng (KM 38) and a twenty đồng (KM 40). A gold 500 đồng (KM 41) was also struck in Havana but apparently not included in the sets. Vietnam was not issuing any coins for circulation at this time.

Recorded mintage: unknown but all proofs.

Specification: brass or 8.77 g, 0.900 fine silver.

Catalog reference: KM 36 (brass) or KM-36a (silver).

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 43, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2022.

Link to:

• 1988 10 đồng, Asian Dragon Ship
• 1988 100 đồng, dragon ship
• 1989 10 đồng, pagoda
• 1989 20 đồng, centennial of the birth of Ho Chi Minh
• 1989 100 đồng, Olympic Games, rowing
• (1989) 500 đồng, 100th anniversary of the birth of Ho Chi Minh, 1/10 oz gold
• 1997 100 đồng, UNICEF
• Coins and currency dated 1989