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CIRCULAR

ON MANAGING SERIAL NUMBER OF FRESHLY PRINTED BANKNOTE OF STATE BANK OF VIETNAM

Pursuant to the Law on State Bank of Vietnam dated June 16, 2010;

Pursuant to Decree No. 40/2012/ND-CP dated May 2, 2012 of the Government on money issue; preservation and transport of valuables and valuable instruments in State Bank, credit institutions, and foreign bank branches;

Pursuant to Decree No. 102/2022/ND-CP dated December 12, 2022 of the Government on functions, tasks, powers, and organizational structure of the State Bank of Vietnam;

At request of Director of Issue and Vault Department;

The Governor of State Bank of Vietnam promulgates Circular on managing serial number of freshly printed banknotes of State Bank of Vietnam.

Chapter I

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Article 1. Scope

This Circular prescribes the management of serial number of freshly printed banknotes of State Bank of Vietnam (hereinafter referred to as “SBV”) from prefix issuance, use of prefixes in printing process to circulation of freshly printed banknotes.

Article 2. Regulated entities

1. Entities affiliated to the State Bank of Vietnam: Issue and Vault Department, Central Banking Department, SBV branches of provinces and central-affiliated cities (hereinafter referred to as “SBV branches”).

2. Currency printing, minting facilities.

3. Relevant agencies, organizations, and individuals.

Article 3. Definitions

In this Circular, the terms below are construed as follows:

1. “Prefix” of a serial number is created by 2 of the 26 letters (including: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z). Prefixes consist of primary prefixes and secondary prefixes.

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3. “Secondary prefixes” is printed on banknotes that replace defective banknotes.

4. “Serial number” consists of prefix and natural number the quantity of which is specified under Clause 1 Article 5 hereof.

5. “Symbols” means elements written on seals of packages, envelops, bundles or other packaging methods of freshly printed banknotes stipulated by the State Bank of Vietnam. Symbols denote printing, minting facilities; type of banknotes; prefixes; year of production; name or code of packaging personnel, and other factors depending on production sequence of printing, minting facilities.

6. “Freshly printed banknotes” means sealed banknotes contained in packaging methods regulated by the State Bank of Vietnam.

Chapter II

SPECIFIC PROVISIONS

Article 4. Issuance of prefixes

1. Director of Issue and Vault Department shall issue prefixes for each type of currency to printing, minting facilities where the number of primary prefixes are determined by number of banknotes printed annually decided by the Governor of State Bank of Vietnam and number of secondary prefixes are determined by economic-technical quotas of printing process of the State Bank of Vietnam.

2. Prefixes issued to printing, minting facilities are shown on prefix schedules and recorded in prefix logbook of the Issue and Vault Department.

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Article 5. Serial number printing and management rules in printing process of printing, minting facilities

1. Rules in printing serial number in printing process

a) In respect of banknotes issued by the State Bank of Vietnam before 2003, serial number consists of prefixes and a numerical string of 7 digits from 0000001.

b) In respect of banknotes issued by the State Bank of Vietnam from 2003, serial number consists of prefixes and a numerical string of 8 digits where two digits following the prefixes indicate the year in which the banknotes are produced and the subsequent six digits are in order from 000001;

c) Each banknote is given a unique serial number.

2. Serial number printing and management rules in printing process of printing, minting facilities

a) Printing, minting facilities shall print serial number in accordance with Clause 1 of this Article. Where a banknote is found to be defective after having serial number printed on, printing, minting facilities must use banknote bearing secondary prefixes. Rules for using secondary prefixes shall conform to Clause 2 Article 9 hereof;

b) Printing, minting facilities shall store and manage serial number of each type of banknote (including secondary prefixes), maintain accuracy and adequacy of elements written on seals of packagings, bundles, envelops or other packaging methods of freshly printed banknotes stipulated by the State Bank of Vietnam, including printing, minting facilities, type of banknotes, prefixes, year of production. Documents on prefixes must be stored at printing, minting facilities in accordance with Clause 2 Article 9 hereof.

Article 6. Managing serial number of freshly printed banknotes in banknote delivery

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a) Printing, minting facilities shall delivery freshly printed banknotes to the State Bank of Vietnam (Issue and Vault Department); deliver and receive freshly printed banknotes from Central Reserves; deliver and receive freshly printed banknotes between Central Reserves and Central Banking Department and SBV branches; deliver and receive freshly printed banknotes between SBV branches.

Transferors of freshly printed banknotes must produce schedules of serial number of bank notes specified under Point c of this Clause and record of delivery or notice of storage withdrawal. Recipients of freshly printed banknotes must inspect and examine the schedules and the contents; where errors are found, the recipients must inform the transferors to amend and stay in line with actual delivery contents;

b) Where freshly printed banknotes are issued from Reserve Funds for Issuance to Issuing Funds at SBV branches and vice versa, keepers of transferors shall produce schedules on serial number of the banknotes involved in accordance with Point c of this Clause. Keepers of recipients must inspect and examine the schedules and the contents; where errors are found, the recipients must inform the transferors to amend and stay in line with actual delivery contents;

c) Schedules on serial number must be signed by keepers of the transferors and accurately denote: The transferor, the recipient, type of banknotes, quantity, prefixes, year of production, symbol of packaging, envelop, bundle, or other packaging methods stipulated by the SBV. The Schedule is made into 2 copies where the transferor and recipient keep 1 copy each.

2. Responsibility to monitor, manage, and record information on serial number of freshly printed banknotes

a) The transferor and recipient are responsible for monitoring, managing, and recording information on serial number of packages, envelops, and bundles of freshly printed banknotes that they have transferred and received;

b) Where Central Banking Department and SBV branches issue freshly printed banknotes in sealed packages to credit institutions, foreign bank branches, the State Treasury, and other entities, the transferor is responsible for managing, recording information on serial number of freshly printed banknotes issued to the aforementioned recipients.

Article 7. Data and information provision

Where SBV (Issue and Vault Department) requests lookup or provision of data and information on serial number of freshly printed banknotes; lookup of origin of packages, envelops, bundles or other packaging methods of freshly printed banknotes stipulated by the SBV, relevant entities (printing, minting facilities, Central Banking Department, SBV branches) are responsible for promptly, accurately providing information and data to the SBV and being accountable for said information and data.

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RESPONSIBILITIES

Article 8. Responsibilities of Issue and Vault Department

1. Director of Issue and Vault Department shall issue serial number prefix to printing, minting facilities.

2. Manage, store documents on issued prefixes; provide guidelines and inspect implementation of this Circular within the SBV system and printing, minting facilities.

3. Act as liaison to cooperate with relevant entities in providing information pertaining to freshly printed banknotes for the purpose of anti-counterfeit money and investigation conducted by investigating bodies as per the law.

4. Act as liaison to cooperate with relevant entities in studying application of information technology in management of serial number of freshly printed banknotes.

Article 9. Responsibilities of printing, minting facilities

1. After submitting freshly printed banknotes in accordance with contracts between SBV and printing, minting facilities, the facilities shall, within 30 working days, produce reports on the use of issued prefixes to the SBV (Issue and Vault Department).

2. Promulgate and submit regulations on management, use, storage of serial number prefixes during production at printing, minting facilities to the SBV (Issue and Vault Department) within 10 days from the date on which said regulations are promulgated.

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Chapter IV

IMPLEMENTATION

Article 10. Entry into force

1. This Circular comes into force from May 14, 2024.

2. Decision No. 28/2007/QD-NHNN dated June 21, 2007 of SBV expires from the effective date hereof.

Article 11. Organizing implementation

Chief of Office, Director of Issue and Vault Department, Director of Central Banking Department, heads of entities affiliated to SBV, Director SBV branches, and printing, minting facilities are responsible for implementation of this Circular./.

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