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Home ▸ Catalog ▸ |Asian Coins| ▸ |Vietnam||View Options:   | | | Vietnam was the only region to rival China in the production of cash coins, issuing a vast variety over a 1000 year period, from 960 A.D. to the early 20th century. The coins of Vietnam relate to historically relevant people, places, and events, and include coins issued by rebels and competing political factions. |
Later Le Restoration is a distinction current in Vietnamese historiography. This period marked the ending of first Le dynasty which had flourished for 100 years from 1427 to 1527 until the high-ranking mandarin Mac Dang Dung stole the throne of emperor Le Cung Hoang in 1527 and established the Mac dynasty, ruling the whole territory of Vietnam. The Le royalists escaped to the Kingdom of Lan Xang (now Laos). The Right Commander-General of the Five Armies, Nguyen Kim, summoned the people loyal to the Le emperor to form the new army and to organize a revolution against the Mac. Nguyen Kim returned to the land of Vietnam and led the six-year civil war. Nguyen Kim was poisoned and the power of royal court was succeeded to his son-in- law Trinh Kiem, founder of Trinh clan.VN86956. Copper cash, Greenbaum 10, Hartill -, Toda -, F, chalky deposits, weight 3.036 g, maximum diameter 24.4 mm, die axis 0o, 1533 - 1548; obverse Thien Thong Hi Bao, Thien in seal script, Zi and Tong in regular script; reverse plain; rare; SOLD
Kingdom of Quangnam (Southern Vietnam|), The Nguyen Lords, Nguyen Phuc Khoat (Vo Vuong), 1738 - 1765
| In 1744 Nguyen Phuc Khoat proclaimed the southern region a kingdom and took the regnal name Vo Vuong. Although he listened to music by western missionaries, Vo Vuong banned both missionaries and Christianity. He expanded his territory, taking parts of Cambodia. The Vietnamese-Cambodian border established by the end of his reign remains the border today. After declining availability of coins became a serious problem, in 1746 he purchased zinc from Dutch merchants to cast coins. He also allowed over 100 private mints. Unfortunately, some of these mints mixed cheaper black lead (lead) with the white lead (zinc). In 1776, Le Quy Don wrote in Phu Bien Tap Luc ('Miscellaneous records in the border area'), "There was one kind of coin called Thien Minh Thong Bao, which had black lead mixed in and became very fragile. People refused to accept it because of its ugliness; therefore the trade did not go smoothly, coins were not circulated well." |  |
Dai Ngu (Northern Vietnam|), The Ho Dynasty, 1400 - 1407
The Ho Dynasty was a short-lived six-year reign of two emperors, Ho Quy Ly in 1400 to 1401 and his second son, Ho Han Thuong, from 1401 to 1407. In 1400, Ho Qui Ly dethroned the last Tran emperor, declared himself emperor, and renamed the country from Dai Viet to Dai Ngu. In 1401, he abdicated in favor of his second son Ho Han Thuong. In accordance with the former Tran dynasty's tradition, Ho Qui-Ly styled himself as Emperor Emeritus and still possessed much power over state affairs. In 1402 the Ho forced the Champa king to surrender southern Quang Nam and northern Quang Ngai. Ho Qui Ly initiated many economic, financial and educational reforms. He introduced paper money, but it failed due to counterfeiting. More successful reforms included land reform, opening of ports to foreign trade, reform of the judiciary, improved health care and opening the education system to the study mathematics and agriculture alongside Confucian texts. A surviving Tran prince appealed to the Chinese emperor. The Tran prince and a Chinese ambassador accompanying him to claim his throne were ambushed and killed. The Ming army invaded. Ho Qui-Ly was captured, exiled to China, and forced to enlist in the Ming army as a common soldier. Ho Qui Ly and Ho Han Thuong both died in Chinese exile.VN83971. Bronze cash, Toda 31, Barker 122.1 and 138, aVF, dark patina, light dusting of highlighting earthen deposits, weight 1.519 g, maximum diameter 20.6 mm, 1402 - 1407; obverse Thanh Nguyen Thong Bao, seal script; reverse plain, no rim, hole nearly round; SOLD
Kingdom of Annam (Vietnam|), Later Le Dynasty, Lê Thánh Tông, 1460 - 1497
Le Thanh Tong (1442-1497) was a prominent king, a reformist and a noted poet of Vietnam in the latter half of the 15th century. During his 38 year reign, one of the longest reigns of feudal Vietnam, he made great improvements, taking Vietnam into a period of prosperity.EA86334. Bronze cash, Barker 35, Toda 57, gVF, blue patina, 1460 - 1470; obverse Quang thuan thong bao; reverse plain; SOLD
Kingdom of Annam/Empire of Vietnam, Nguyen Dynasty, Bao Dai, 8 January 1926 - 25 August 1945
| This, the last cash style coin ever produced anywhere in the world, bears the name of Bao Dai the last emperor of Vietnam. There are three types: a large cast piece with 10 van inscription on the reverse, a medium cast piece with no reverse inscription (this type), and a small struck piece. All were issued in 1933. Under the French, Bao Dai nominally ruled the Amman protectorate. After the Japanese ousted the Vichy-French in March 1945, they ruled through Bao Dai, who renamed the country Vietnam. After the Japanese surrendered, Bao Dai abdicated the throne on 25 Aug 1945 and transferred power to the Democratic Republic of Vietnam. |  |
Dai Nam (Vietnam|), Nguyen Dynasty, Nguyen Hoang Tong (Khai Dinh), 18 May 1916 - 06 November 1925
| This was the first struck coin type minted in Vietnam. Most Vietnamese coins continued to be cast. Nguyen Hoang Tong held the title of Khai Dinh, meaning "auger of peace and stability." He was a puppet figurehead for the French colonial rulers, following all of their instructions giving "legitimacy" to French policies. As a result, he was very unpopular with the people. Nguyen Ai Quoc (later known as Ho Chí Minh) wrote a play about Khai Dinh called "The Bamboo Dragon" that ridiculed him as grand only in appearance and ceremony but a powerless puppet of the French government. In 1919, the Emperor decreed Vietnam cease using Chinese as the official written language and replaced it with Romanized Vietnamese. |  |
Kingdom of Quangnam (Southern Vietnam|), The Nguyen Lords, Nguyen Phuc Khoat (Vo Vuong), 1738 - 1765
| In 1744 Nguyen Phuc Khoat proclaimed the southern region a kingdom and took the regnal name Vo Vuong. Although he listened to music by western missionaries, Vo Vuong banned both missionaries and Christianity. He expanded his territory, taking parts of Cambodia. The Vietnamese-Cambodian border established by the end of his reign remains the border today. After declining availability of coins became a serious problem, in 1746 he purchased zinc from Dutch merchants to cast coins. He also allowed over 100 private mints. Unfortunately, some of these mints mixed cheaper black lead (lead) with the white lead (zinc). In 1776, Le Quy Don wrote in Phu Bien Tap Luc ('Miscellaneous records in the border area'), "There was one kind of coin called Thien Minh Thong Bao, which had black lead mixed in and became very fragile. People refused to accept it because of its ugliness; therefore the trade did not go smoothly, coins were not circulated well." | |
Dai Viet (Northern Vietnam|), The Mac Dynasty, c. 1540 - 1590
In A Guide to Cash Coins, pages 142 - 143, David Hartill provides convincing evidence attributing this type to the Mac in the north, cast from c. 1540 - 1590.VN83975. Bronze cash, Hartill Cash, small copper, distinct calligraphy group 1 (An Phap Type), 2.822; cf. Toda 17 (running script nguyen), Barker 13.1 - 13.2 (larger), aVF, dark patina, chalky highlighting deposit dusting, weight 1.245 g, maximum diameter 20.3 mm, 1540 - 1590; obverse Nguyen Phong Thong Bao, in seal script; reverse plain, no rim; SOLD
Kingdom of Quangnam (Southern Vietnam|), The Nguyen Lords, Nguyen Phuc Khoat (Vo Vuong), 1738 - 1765
| In 1744 Nguyen Phuc Khoat proclaimed the southern region a kingdom and took the regnal name Vo Vuong. Although he listened to music by western missionaries, Vo Vuong banned both missionaries and Christianity in 1750. He expanded his territory, taking parts of Cambodia. The Vietnamese-Cambodian border established by the end of his reign remains the border today. After declining availability of coins became a serious problem, in 1746 he purchased zinc from Dutch merchants to cast coins. He also allowed over 100 private mints. These mints became a problem when they mixed cheaper black lead (lead) with the white lead (zinc). In 1776, Le Quy Don wrote in Phu Bien Tap Luc ('Miscellaneous records in the border area'), "There was one kind of coin called Thien Minh Thong Bao, which had black lead mixed in and became very fragile. People refused to accept it because of its ugliness; therefore the trade did not go smoothly, coins were not circulated well." | |
Vietnam, Nguyen Dynasty, Nguyen Thanh To (Minh Mang), 14 February 1820 - 20 January 1841 A.D.
| Minh Mang was the second emperor of the Nguyen dynasty of Vietnam, reigning from 14 February 1820 until his death, on 20 January 1841. He was well known for his opposition to French involvement in Vietnam and his rigid Confucian orthodoxy. He banned missionaries from Vietnam and seven missionaries were sentenced to death. Although he disagreed with European culture and thinking, he studied it closely and was known for his scholarly nature. In 1820, Captain John White of the US Navy was the first American to make contact with Vietnam, arriving in Saigon. Minh Mang was interested in purchasing artillery, firearms, uniforms and books, but a deal was not made. In 1833 the south revolted. Saigon was put under siege in December 1834 and fell nine months later in September 1835. |  |
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