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Level 1 · ages 6–8OECD MTSpend

Recognizing Vietnamese money

🎯 Goal: Know the common Vietnamese notes and coins.
You recognize Vietnamese money values by reading the number printed on the note — bigger number means bigger value. This is the first step to confidence when buying.

Let’s explore

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Vietnamese money comes in many values: 1,000 / 2,000 / 5,000 / 10,000 / 20,000 / 50,000 / 100,000 / 200,000 / 500,000 dong.
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Each note has a different color and picture so they are easy to tell apart.
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Look at the number on the note to know its value. Practice reading that number!

Practice activity

👀 Next time you hold money, read the value out loud and check if you are right.
Worked example: Mom puts 3 notes on the table. You point at each and say aloud: “This has 5,000 → five thousand; this 20,000 → twenty thousand; this 100,000 → one hundred thousand.” Get all 3 right!

Quick quiz

1. Which has the largest value?
→ 500,000d
2. How do you know a note’s value?
→ Read the number on it
3. Why do notes have different colors?
→ To tell values apart
4. Between 100,000d and 10,000d, which is bigger?
→ 100,000d
5. Why practice reading the number on a note?
→ To know its value

🎯 Real-life mission

Ask a parent to show you 3 different banknotes and read the number on each aloud.

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