Features
<p>Issuer	North Vietnam
Period	Democratic Republic (1945-1976)
Type	Non-circulating coin
Year	1948
Value	20 Việt
Currency	First northern đồng (1946-1951)
Composition	Gold (.900)
Weight	8.325 g
Diameter	21 mm
Thickness	1.4 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 307021
References	KM# B5
Obverse
Two rice branches, surrounded by inscription.
</p><p>Lettering:
VIET-NAM DAN-CHU CONG-HOA
20
</p>
<ul><li>VIỆT*</li></ul><p>1948
NANG 8G324 NGUYEN CHAT 0.900
</p><p>Translation:
Democratic Republic of Vietnam
20 Viet
Weight 8.325 grams
0.900 purity
</p><p>Reverse
Head of Ho Chi Minh to right, lettering on top.
</p><p>Lettering: CHU-TICH HO-CHI-MINH
</p><p>Translation: President Ho Chi Minh
</p><p>Edge
Reeded
</p><p>Comments
The edict No. 199/SL was issued by Government of North Vietnam for creating a set of 3 gold coins: 10 Việt, 20 Việt, 50 Việt. These coins never went into circulation and were rather used as presentation coins.
</p>
3 coins of "20 Việt" are displayed in three museums in Vietnam while the "10 Việt" and "50 Việt" coins have not been publicly seen to date.
The government of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (North Vietnam).
<ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces307021.html">20 Việt - Gold Presentation Coin</a>, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://en.numista.com/catalogue/">Numista</a>.</li></ul>