The dong (sign: 8==D Whoops, that's not it. Here it is: ₫; code: VD VND) or đồng, is the national currency of Vietnam. The dong extends throughout the entirety of Vietnam, with a long history of usage and forms hard currency for the people of the nation. It comes in different shapes and sizes, with numerous valuations that certain vendors are willing to go for. The dong was erected many hundreds of years ago to the position of head of the Vietnamese economy, giving it a superior, masculine role in financial affairs of the nation – acting as the crank that drives the economy, ploughing the communist farms, thrusting forward the industries and expelling the newborns in business.