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08-Jun-2019 Tom Briggs

Viet Cong Money

During the Vietnam War, the Viet Cong had no currency or financial resources of their own and resorted to crudely printing their own money with only a promise to redeem it after the war at its face value. The Cong was reliant upon rural villagers to supply their troops with supplies, food, etc and issued this type of currency in payment thereof,

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bill friedlander27-Jun-2019 15:44
Part of the war history not generally known. V
1moremile24-Jun-2019 21:27
My first time seeing one. How much was it worth?
Dave Berry21-Jun-2019 18:56
One of our ambush patrols killed a VC tax collector and his bodyguards one night in early '68. He was carrying beaucoup South Vietnamese piasters.
Paolo Peggi (aka Bracciodiferro)20-Jun-2019 21:52
Excellent image ... Vote
Paolo
Jim Coffman20-Jun-2019 21:06
That is very interesting!!
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