A banknote issued by the government of the Republic of Vietnam (越南共和, Việt-Nam Cộng-Hòa / République du Viêt-Nam) for circulation in South Vietnam. This banknote is denominated in in "Đồng" (銅). 
<p>Face: phoenix and dragon; denomination; 
Text: NGÂN-HÀNG QUỐC-GIA VIỆT-NAM = National Bank of Vietnam; 
NĂM ĐỒNG = Five dong; 
HÌNH LUẬT PHẠT KHỔ-SAI NHỮNG KẺ NÀO GỈA-MẠO GIẤY BẠC DO NGÂN-HÀNG QUỐC-GIA VIỆT-NAM PHÁT RA 
= Criminal law centences to penal labor for counterfeiting paper money issued by the National Bank of Vietnam; 
TỔNG KIỂM-TRA = Inspector General 
[signature: Nguyễn Văn Dõng]; 
THỦ-QUỸ TRUNG-ƯƠNG = Central Cashier 
[signature: Từ Văn Quý]; 
Back: farmer with a water buffalo; denomination; 
Text: NGÂN-HÀNG QUỐC-GIA VIỆT-NAM = National Bank of Vietnam; 
NĂM ĐỒNG = Five dong; 
Watermark: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://art-hanoi.com/collection/vnpaper/svp2.html#wmk">Tiger</a>. 
Text variations
</p><p>type 1: THỦ-QUY without ~ (error) 
type 2: THỦ-QUỸ with ~ (corrected) 
P-2 D-11 5 Dong 1955
Text variation: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://art-hanoi.com/collection/vnpaper/svp2.html#var">type 1</a>. 
</p><p>P-2 D-11 5 Dong 1955
Text variation: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://art-hanoi.com/collection/vnpaper/svp2.html#var">type 2</a>.  
</p><p>P-2s D-S11b 5 Dong 1955 SPECIMEN
Face/Back: overprint GIẤY MẪU = Specimen 
Text variation: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://art-hanoi.com/collection/vnpaper/svp2.html#var">type 1</a>. 
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Watermark: Tiger.
The government of the Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam).
<ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://art-hanoi.com/collection/vnpaper/svp2.html">South Vietnam 5 Dong 1955</a> (Art-Hanoi).</li></ul>