According to the Quang Ngai Provincial Museum, the treasury bill printing mold is the only unique treasure related to the relic site of the treasury bill printing workshop of Inter-zone V.

This site is located in Son Ha district (Quang Ngai) and was ranked as a national monument in 2021. Currently, these two printing blocks are on display at the Quang Ngai Provincial Museum.

Printing mold of 1 dong bill (Photo: Quang Ngai General Museum).

The printing mold for the 1-dong bill is 9.5cm long, 4.6cm wide, and 1.1cm thick. The front printing mold is rectangular, with a portrait of President Ho Chi Minh in the center, placed in a circular frame.

On the right side, the upper part has the words "One-dong promissory note" in Vietnamese, below is the words "Representative of the Central Government", with the signature of the late Prime Minister Pham Van Dong.

The back of the coin is printed with the image of a farmer and two buffaloes plowing the field in the middle, and the words "one dong" in the upper right corner... On the left of the coin is printed a stylized round flower, inside is the denomination of the number "1" and the symbol "$" (dong) in a circular frame.

The 50-dong bill printing mold is 16cm long, 7cm wide, and 1cm thick. The front of the printing mold is rectangular, with a portrait of President Ho Chi Minh engraved in the middle.

On the top edge are the words "Democratic Republic of Vietnam", below are the words "fifty dong". On the right side are the words "Representative of the Central Government", below is the signature of the late Prime Minister Pham Van Dong.

On the left is the line "Representative of the Central Administrative Committee". The border of the mold is decorated with images of workers, farmers and soldiers, symbolizing solidarity in the resistance war for national construction.

The two credit card printing plates have a unique form, demonstrating the designer's creativity, with sharp lines and patterns, balanced in size ratio.

This design shows national character, affirming the independence of a nation in the resistance war against French colonial invasion.

On the printing plate of the promissory note is a portrait of President Ho Chi Minh, the national name of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam and the signatures of comrades Pham Van Dong, Nguyen Duy Trinh...

50-dong bill printing mold (Photo: Quang Ngai General Museum).

According to Mr. Nguyen Viet Nghia, Director of Quang Ngai Provincial Museum, the two printing blocks of the promissory notes have great historical value and have been recognized by the Prime Minister as national treasures.

"Each artifact and collection of national treasures in Quang Ngai affirms the cultural quintessence and historical value of Quang Ngai land. In the coming time, the provincial museum will continue to do a good job of managing, protecting, preserving, introducing and promoting the value of treasures to the public and tourists," Mr. Nghia shared.

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