Residents in the Vietnamese capital made a queue for the country's newly issued 100-dong commemorative banknote on Wednesday at the central bank's headquarters.

Earlier, the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) issued a souvenir bill with a denomination of 100 Vietnamese dong on Tuesday in commemoration of its 65th anniversary (1951-2016).

The bill features the most iconic spiritual, historical, and cultural symbols of the Southeast Asian country, and was printed using the most advanced money-printing technologies fully-funded by foreign sponsors, the bank's vice governor said.

A single banknote of this bill costs VND20,000 (US$0.92), while its folder edition that comes with a bilingual detailed caption fetches VND25,000 ($1.14) each.

Though it was already the second day the bank had begun selling the note, hundreds of locals were still seen queuing outside the SBV's headquarters on Tong Dan Street, Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi, in the afternoon to get hold of the commemorative bill.

This was due to the fact that the other SBV branch in Hanoi had earlier stopped receiving new registrations for the bill, luring all buyers to its headquarters.

Howard Daniel writes:

To read the complete article, see:
Hanoi residents dash to buy commemorative Vietnamese bill (http://tuoitrenews.vn/business/34280/hanoi-residents-elbow-to-buy-commemorative-vietnamese-bill)

To read the earlier E-Sylum article, see:
VIETNAM PLANS TO ISSUE COMMEMORATIVE BANKNOTE (www.coinbooks.org/esylum_v19n15a34.html)