City bank refuses to receive Vietnam coins

City bank refuses to receive Vietnam coins

While many local residents consider the Vietnam dong coins inconvenient and rarely use them in daily trading activities, a transaction office of Asia Commercial Bank received complaints for having refused to receive coins from a customer.
Cash hungry economy to absorb new coins and notes

Cash hungry economy to absorb new coins and notes

THE nation will once again hear the clink of coins from December 17 – for the first time in 20 years – and for the first time in the country’s history, VND500,000 notes will be put into circulation.