Catalog
| Issuer | National Bank of Vietnam |
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| Year | 1969 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse lettering | NGÂN-HÀNG QUỐC-GIA VIỆT-NAM NĂM MƯƠI ĐỒNG TỔNG-KIỂM-SOÁT THỐNG ĐỐC |
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| Protection type | Watermark |
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| Comments |
The National Bank of Vietnam issued this note for the Republic of Vietnam — South Vietnam — at a point when the country's monetary system was under severe strain from wartime inflation and the costs of prolonged conflict. Bradbury Wilkinson, long a preferred printer for Commonwealth and allied nations, produced the series at their New Malden facility, which handled a substantial volume of banknote work for governments across Southeast Asia during this period.
The P#25 series is not especially scarce, but notes that avoided the chaotic final months of April 1975 in reasonable condition are a different matter — much of the circulating stock was destroyed or abandoned during the fall of Saigon.