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EXCERPT from: http://wwwold.dkuug.dk/jtc1/sc2/WG2/docs/n1203



6.1.2     Viet Nam: Attachment to N 1092, N 1126, N 1127

6.1.2.1   N 1092R:  Vietnamese currency symbol 'DONG'
Input Document:
N 1092    Vietnamese currency symbol in the BMP; Viet Nam,
     TCVN/TC1; 1994-10-05

Discussion:
     1.   Mr. Michael Everson: There is no reason to object to this
       request.
     2.   Mr. Johan van Wingen: We are opposed to adding any new
       currency characters.  The whole banking world is changing to
       using three character currency symbols.  They only cause
       confusion.
3.   Mr. Michael Everson: It may be true for international
banking.  Banks are not the only user community being served by
the standard.  The Vietnamese standard contains this symbol.
     4.   Mr. Bruce Paterson: There are already 12 currency symbols in
       the standard.  It will be discriminatory not to support it.
     5.   Mr. J_rgen Bettels: Is Vietnamese proposing adding to a
       particular position?  No - Not in the proposal summary form
       submitted.  Looking at the example of the bank note in the
       submitted attachment, it looks like the currency symbol on the
       bank note is Uppercase D with underscore.  It does not resemble
       the glyph submitted for the DONG SYMBOL.
     6.   Dr. Asmus Freytag: Suggested that we accept the request in
       principle - and not put on hold.
7.   Mr. Michael Everson: The picture of the Bank Note does not
even seem to use the symbol.
     8.   Mr. Takayuki Sato: Will Vietnam be requesting only a single
       currency symbol?  Will there be additional ones?  Vietnam was not
       represented at the meeting - no one could respond.  We have to
       assume that there will be only one.
     9.   Mr. Mike Ksar: There are some questions about the Glyph
       Image to be used for this symbol?  Additional examples where the
       symbol is actually used can be requested from Vietnam.

Action item:   Vietnamese member body is requested to clarify the
glyph image to be used in the standard, and provide additional
examples of use of the currency symbol with that glyph image.
The bank note example attached to the summary form raised more
questions than serve as an example.

Disposition:   WG 2 accepts the request in principle.  Row 20
position x'20AB' in the BMP is assigned, with the name DONG SIGN.
This is the FIRST new character addition to the BMP assigned by
WG 2 since the 1993 published version of the standard.

Relevant Resolution:
M27.8 (new character requests):
Unanimous
With reference to N 1092 (from Vietnam), WG 2 instructs its
editor to add DONG SIGN at code position 20AB in the BMP, for
inclusion in the second edition of ISO/IEC 10646.