, ▁but ▁will ▁still ▁be ▁accepted ▁in ▁some , ▁but ▁not ▁all , ▁banks . ▁ ▁Et ym ology ▁The ▁word ▁ đ ồ ng ▁is ▁from ▁the ▁term ▁ đ ồ ng ▁ti ề n ▁(" m oney "), ▁a ▁loan word ▁from ▁the ▁Chinese ▁t ó ng ▁q i án ▁( Tr ad itional ▁Chinese : ▁ <0xE9> <0x8A> <0x85> <0xE9> <0x8C> <0xA2> ; ▁Sim pl ified ▁Chinese : ▁ <0xE9> <0x93> <0x9C> <0xE9> <0x92> <0xB1> ). ▁The ▁term ▁refers ▁to ▁Chinese ▁bronze ▁co ins ▁used ▁as ▁currency ▁during ▁the ▁d yn astic ▁periods ▁of ▁China ▁and ▁Vietnam . ▁The ▁term ▁h à o ▁is ▁a ▁loan word ▁from ▁the ▁Chinese ▁há o ▁( Ch inese : ▁ <0xE6> <0xAF> <0xAB> ), ▁meaning ▁a ▁t enth ▁of ▁a ▁currency ▁unit . ▁The ▁term ▁x u ▁comes ▁from ▁French ▁sous ▁meaning ▁" pen ny ". ▁▁ ▁The ▁sign ▁is ▁encoded ▁. ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁North ▁Vietnam ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 6 , ▁the ▁V iet ▁Min h ▁government ▁( l ater ▁to ▁become ▁the ▁government ▁of ▁North ▁Vietnam ) ▁introduced ▁its ▁own ▁currency , ▁the ▁ đ ồ ng , ▁to ▁replace ▁the ▁French ▁Ind och inese ▁pi ast re ▁at ▁par . ▁Two ▁re valu ations ▁followed , ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 1 ▁and ▁ 1 9 5 9 ; ▁the ▁first ▁was ▁at ▁a ▁rate ▁of ▁ 1 0 0 : 1 , ▁the ▁second ▁at ▁a ▁rate ▁of ▁ 1 , 0 0 0 : 1