2 Tiền - Bao Dai Version 2

Bảo Đại, the last emperor of Vietnam, reigned under French Indochinese oversight as a largely ceremonial figure — Paris retained real administrative and fiscal authority throughout his tenure. These silver tiền pieces were issued under the Nguyễn dynasty's monetary system, itself already an anachronism by the time Bảo Đại took the throne in 1926 at age thirteen. The French had long since imposed the Indochinese piastre as the dominant commercial currency.

The X# prefix in the reference indicates this is classified as a non-circulating or ceremonial issue — likely struck for ritual or court use rather than everyday exchange.