Ken,

The "V" cut in the middle of 2, 5, and 10 mg valium is the trademark of Brand Name and made in the United States by Roche.

It's not a novelty, but to distinguish those made in the US as opposed to the other Roche Brand Name made by their company in foreign countries. Roche has manufacturing plants throughout the world and the Brand Name/Foreign made does not have the distinctive "V" but should have the same active ingredient perecentage as the American correlate.

In the US, V-cut 10mg #60 are sold for $150-$175
v-cut 5mg #60 are sold for $125-$155
This information comes from Drugstore.com which is not an OP; however, I would assume that if you want the US brand name, it would be necessary to go through a record and consult required OP.

There is some difference in opinion whether the American brand name is superior to the foreign brand name, particularly around issues of strenth of the medication.

anna22