2 Đồng PoW camps

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.