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‖ hao, n.|hau|
Pl. unchanged or (anglicized) haos.
[Vietnamese hào, f. Sino-Vietnamese hào (Chinese háo) one hundredth of a (Chinese) ounce.]
In Vietnam, a monetary unit equal to one-tenth of a dong, introduced in 1885 and formally discontinued by 1986; a coin or note of this value.
1948W. Raymond Coins of World (ed. 3) 130 Viet Nam Government... 5 Hao. Aluminum. 1946. 1956F. Reinfeld Catal. World's Most Popular Coins (1957) 133/2, 10 Haos = 1 Piastre. 1962R. A. G. Carson Coins 554 In Vietnam the piastre was rechristened the dong, divided into 10 hao, each of 10 xu or su. 1979M. Mitchiner Oriental Coins: Non-Islamic States & W. Colonies 581/1 Democratic Republic of North Vietnam:... Coins of 1 dong (1946), 5 hao (½ dong: 1946) and 20 xu (2 hao: 1945) were issued in Aluminium. 1980Summary World Broadcasts: Far East (B.B.C.) 9 Jan. b12 From today, 18th December [1979], the Vietnam National Bank will issue a new five hao banknote. 1985Statesman's Year-Bk. 1985–86 1585 The monetary unit is the dong = 10 hao, the hao = 10 xu. There are coins of 1, 2 and 5 xu, 1, 2 and 5 hao, 1 dong. |