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2 Đồng PoW camps
| Issuer | National Bank of Vietnam |
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| Year | 1955 |
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| Value | 2 Đồng |
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| Obverse lettering | NGÂN-HÀNG QUỐC-GIA VIỆT-NAM 2 HAI ĐỒNG THỦ-QUỸ TRUNG ƯƠNG TỔNG-KIỂM-TRA VIỆT-NAM PHIÊÙ TU BINH SAIGON (Translation: National Bank of the State of Vietnam. 2. Two dong. Central Cashier. Chief Inspector. Vietnam. Prisoner of War Voucher Saigon.) |
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| Reverse lettering | VIỆT-NAM HÌNH LUẬT PHẠT KHỔ-SAI NHỮNG KẺ LÀM GIẢ MẠO GIẤY BẠC DO NGÂN-HÀNG QUỐC-GIA VIỆT-NAM PHÁT RA HAI ĐỒNG 2 SECURITY BANKNOTE COMPANY (Translation: Vietnam. Criminal law sentences one to penal labour for counterfeiting paper money issued by the National Bank of the State of Vietnam. Two đồng.) |
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This 2 Đồng note was issued specifically for use in prisoner-of-war camps during and immediately after the Geneva Accords period — a narrow, controlled circulation that kept it entirely out of the general economy. The designation "PoW camps" is not decorative; these notes formed a parallel scrip system, distinct from the regular issue series, intended for use by prisoners being repatriated between North and South following the 1954 partition.
The Security Banknote Company of Philadelphia printed several early National Bank of Vietnam issues during this transitional period, when the newly independent southern administration lacked domestic printing infrastructure. The question mark on the printer's dating reflects genuine uncertainty in the record — SBNC's contract documentation from this period is not fully accessible to researchers.