1841-1847 Silver 5 Tien Issued By Annam, PCGS MS-62

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CCFPress Press Manager United States 1420 Posts	Posted Today 6H 13M ago PCGS Europe - This silver 5 Tien was issued by Annam, modern-day central Vietnam. While it has no date, PCGS experts believe this piece was minted between 1841 and 1847. Bats are an important part of Vietnam's culture, as seen in the coin's obverse. Check out 5 Tien Coins on ebay Specifications Composition: Silver Design Reverse: Inscription between five bats Reverse Inscription: Ngu Phuc Notes Ruler: Thieu Tri Schroeder #255. Weight varies: 17.00-18.50g. Check out 5 Tien Coins on ebay Check out Books on World Coins on Amazon Report this Post to the Staff

Sap Moderator Australia 16871 Posts	Posted Today 5H 44M ago Quote: ...Bats are an important part of Vietnam's culture, as seen in the coin's obverse.... Bats are significant in every East Asian culture where the language is written in Chinese characters (which at the time of the mid-1800s included Vietnamese). That's because the character for "bat" is always pronounced exactly the same as the character for "luck" or "good fortune" (they are, to use the technical word, homophones). Thus, bats themselves became symbols for good luck and depictions of them are commonly seen on Chinese and Vietnamese good luck charms, as well as on these coins. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
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