The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) on April 25 opened a gallery exhibiting Vietnamese money at its headquarters in Hanoi, the first of its kind in Vietnam, displaying various types of Vietnamese money, some of which date back to the feudalism era. 

A jar of ancient coins dating back to the 12th – 16th centuries discovered in Thai Nguyen in 1994

SBV Deputy Governor Dao Minh Tu said that the Vietnamese money gallery will be the precursor to a future Money Museum.

The gallery showcases the Vietnamese money system over different periods from the primitive form of currency to the current monetary form as well as artefacts related to the history of money and money printing in Vietnam.

On the occasion, the SBV debuted the book 'History of the Vietnamese Banking Sector' and a scientific research project entitled 'History of Vietnamese Money - The Formation and Development' as part of activities to mark the 65th anniversary of the Vietnamese banking sector.

The research project features the history of Vietnamese money through historical periods from the time of Dinh Tien Hoang King in 968 to the present.

The research may be considered the largest ever research project on Vietnamese money, contributing to promoting the historical, cultural and economic values of Vietnamese money as well as serving research purposes.

Meanwhile, the ‘History of the Vietnamese Banking Sector’ introduces a panorama of the banking sector throughout different periods aligned with common developments throughout history and national development.