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10 000 Dong Vinh Long Detention Center
| Issuer | Trại Tạm Giam Vĩnh Long (Vinh Long Detention Center) |
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| Year | 2000 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse description | Red letterpress on white paper within a decorative rectangular border. A grey underprint vignette of a mouse facing left occupies the centre, overlaid by the large numeral value and text. A circular official handstamp of the Vinh Long detention authority appears at right, with manuscript signatures below the issuer and accountant designations. |
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| Obverse lettering | TRẠI TẠM GIAM VĨNH LONG PHIẾU THANH TOÁN 10.000 Mười Ngàn KẾ TOÁN P. GIÁM THỊ (Translation: Vinh Long Detention Centre. Payment voucher. Ten thousand. Accountant. Deputy Inspector.) |
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Detention center scrip from Vietnam occupies an almost entirely undocumented corner of notaphily. Trại Tạm Giam Vĩnh Long — the Vinh Long Detention Center — issued canteen coupons of this type for use within its facility, allowing detainees to purchase approved goods without handling standard state currency. The practice follows a long-established model used across Vietnamese detention and re-education facilities, particularly after the Ministry of Public Security standardized internal scrip issuance in the 1990s.
Surviving pieces rarely leave the province. The 10,000 Dong face value corresponds roughly to modest canteen purchases at 2000 prices — a few small food items at most.