The largest Vietnamese banknote is the 500,000 đồng note.
It is the biggest amount printed on a single note. Its color is a pretty blue-green.
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Vietnam's plastic banknotes can even survive a splash of water.
Many notes are made of a special plastic called polymer. They do not fall apart if they get a little wet.
Some Vietnamese notes show famous places, like Hạ Long Bay.
The money is like a tiny picture book of Vietnam. It shows beautiful scenes from around the country.
A picture of Hồ Chí Minh appears on every Vietnamese banknote.
Hồ Chí Minh was an important leader in Vietnam's history. His face is printed on all the notes.
Vietnam uses banknotes for everyday shopping instead of coins.
People pay with paper and plastic notes. Coins are very rarely used day to day.
Vietnamese banknotes come in bright colors, so each amount is easy to tell apart.
One note might be green and another pink or blue. The colors help people know which is which at a glance.
Vietnamese money is called the "đồng."
When you buy something in Vietnam, you pay in đồng. Prices can be in the thousands, so the numbers look big!