a unit of money formerly used in Vietnam. It was equal to one hundredth of a dong (= the standard unit of money used in Vietnam).

The dong was subdivided into 10 hào and 100 xu. 1盾等于10角或者100分。

The 50 xu coin is silver with pictures of three women on it. 这枚50分的硬币是银质的，上面有三名女性的形象。