BANKNOTES, 紙鈔, VIETNAM, 越南, Vietnam, French Indo-China, Fantasy POW Issues 戰俘營臆造紙幣: 10-Dong and 100-Dong, ND, uniface, black on grey paper, portrait of Ho Chi Minh, "Ke Bi Giac Bat" meaning "Viet-nam, For the Captured Enemy" and denomination within rectangular frame, 92mm x 70mm, reportedly produced in Europe in the early 1950s (cf Lance K Campbell, Prisoner of War and Concentration Camp Money of the 20th Century, p.188). Uncirculated and scarce.
purported to be for the use of prisoners of war captured by the Viet Minh during the fighting in French Indo-China 1946-54
(2pcs)
Estimate: US$250-300