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2 Đồng Rebel Communist State
| Issuer | Democratic Republic of Vietnam |
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| Year | 1946 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Central field features a large five-pointed star in relief, with the denomination legend 'HAI' above and 'ĐỒNG' below the star. The design is framed by a wreath of stylized foliage tied at the base with a ribbon enclosing the inscription 'NAM III' in a rectangular cartouche. The circular outer legend reads 'VIET NAM DAN CHU CONG HOA' around the upper periphery, with the denomination repeated in the legend, all rendered in Latin script. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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The Democratic Republic of Vietnam issued its first national coinage in 1946, just months after Hồ Chí Minh declared independence in September 1945 — a direct assertion of sovereignty against the returning French administration. Production was rudimentary, handled domestically rather than by any established mint, which accounts for the considerable striking inconsistencies seen across the type. The French moved to suppress the fledgling government almost immediately, and full-scale war resumed by late 1946.
Circulation was geographically limited and short-lived. By 1947 the DRV had retreated into the northern highlands, and these coins saw little practical monetary use beyond the brief window of nominal peacetime administration.