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1 Đồng PoW camps
| Issuer | National Bank of Vietnam (Ngân-Hàng Quốc-Gia Việt-Nam) |
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| Year | 1956 |
| Type | Vouchers |
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| Obverse description | Green intaglio print over pink underprint with black serial number; red overprint reads "PHIEU TU BINH" (prisoner of war voucher). Vignette of the Temple of Hùng King at right. |
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| Reverse lettering | NGÂN-HÀNG QUỐC-GIA VIỆT-NAM 1 MỘT ĐỒNG HÌNH LUẬT PHẠT KHỔ-SAI NHỬNG KẺ NÀO LÀM GIẢ MẠO GIẤY BẠC DO NGÂN-HÀNG QUỐC-GIA VIỆT-NAM PHÁT RA. (Translation: National Bank of the State of Vietnam. 1. One đồng. Criminal law sentences one to penal labour for counterfeiting paper money issued by the National Bank of the State of Vietnam.) |
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This 1 Đồng issue was produced for circulation within prisoner of war camps, a function quite distinct from the general currency series the National Bank was issuing in Saigon at the time. Camp scrip of this type was designed to restrict purchasing power to controlled environments — preventing detainees from accumulating currency usable outside the wire.
The Security Banknote Company connection places production firmly in Philadelphia, though the question mark on the dating suggests the precise contract period remains unconfirmed in available printer records.