fwo_239830 - SOUTH VIETNAM 5 Dong “Viêt-Nam Cong Hòa” (République du Viet Nam) / épis de riz 1971
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Price : 5.00 €
Type : 5 Dong “Viêt-Nam Cong Hòa” (République du Viet Nam) / épis de riz
Date: 1971
Quantity minted : 15000000
Metal : nickel plated steel
Diameter : 24,50 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 3,9 g.
Edge : striée
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : VIỆT-NAM CỘNG-HOÀ // 5 / ĐỒNG.
Obverse description : Dans le champ.
Obverse translation : (République du Viêt Nam).
Reverse
Reverse legend : NGÂN-HÀNG QUỐC-GIA VIỆT-NAM // 1971.
Reverse description : Épis de riz.
Reverse translation : (Banque Nationale du Viêt Nam).
Commentary
La République du Viet Nam (en vietnamien “Viêt-Nam Cong Hòa”) est une république qui a existé entre 1955 et 1975 dans le sud du Viet Nam. Pro-occidentale, elle est opposée à la République socialiste du Viêt Nam qui bénéficie de l’appui de l’URSS et de la Chine communiste. Le retrait des troupes américaines provoque sa chute en 1975..
The Republic of Vietnam (Vietnam Cong Hoa in Vietnamese) was a republic that existed between 1955 and 1975 in southern Vietnam. Pro-Western, it opposed the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, which enjoyed the support of the USSR and Communist China. The withdrawal of American troops led to its fall in 1975.
The Republic of Vietnam (Vietnam Cong Hoa in Vietnamese) was a republic that existed between 1955 and 1975 in southern Vietnam. Pro-Western, it opposed the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, which enjoyed the support of the USSR and Communist China. The withdrawal of American troops led to its fall in 1975.
Historical background
SOUTH VIETNAM
1955-1975
The Republic of Vietnam was born in 1955. Following the defeat of French troops at the Battle of Diên Biên Phu, the Geneva Accords were signed in July 1954. They ratified the provisional division of independent Vietnam between the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam. pro-Communist Nam north of the 17th parallel and the pro-Western Republic of Vietnam to the south. Faced with the insurrection of the communist guerrillas and the political instability of the regime, the government of Saigon appealed for military support from the United States, a military aid that would lead to the Vietnam War. The Paris agreements of 1973 lead to American disengagement. The South Vietnamese army fails to stem the military advances of the North Vietnamese supported by the USSR and China. Saigon fell on April 30, 1975. Vietnam was officially reunified on July 2, 1976..
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