2 Tiền - Bao Dai

Bảo Đại's reign existed almost entirely under French Indochina's monetary authority, leaving the imperial court with little practical control over coinage. These silver tiền pieces were ceremonial rather than commercial — struck not for market circulation but for court ritual and royal gift-giving, which explains their persistent survival in collector-grade condition.

The X# prefix in standard references confirms the non-circulation status explicitly: these are catalogued among "unofficial" issues, outside the mainstream French colonial monetary system entirely.