Need Help With This Coin From Vietnam

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jdsstrat Valued Member United States 258 Posts	Posted 03/13/2025 08:42 am I am having a tough time narrowing down this old coin from Vietnam - the holder it came to me in says Annam, which I now know was the old western word for Vietnam. I am able to translate every character but the first - " ? Vinh Thong Bao" - and it is those first two characters that seem to help most with identification. But, as I understand it, even with the translation, there were many uncatalogued private issues of coins like this so I may be out of luck anyway. At this point, I'd be satisfied enough with help dating it. If anyone has something to share, it would be - as usual - much appreciated. Report this Post to the Staff

erafjel Pillar of the Community Sweden 2124 Posts	Posted 03/13/2025 10:14 am I think it might be a Japanese mon coin: https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces20859.html Edited by erafjel 03/13/2025 10:15 am Report this Post to the Staff
triggersmob Pillar of the Community Australia 9349 Posts	Posted 03/13/2025 10:17 am I was thinking Japanese mon too. I have one similar. Report this Post to the Staff
erafjel Pillar of the Community Sweden 2124 Posts	Posted 03/13/2025 10:43 am It could be this one: https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces283929.html That would fit with what was apparently a flow of Japanese mon coins to Vietnam in the 17th century. From Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnamese_cash "Between 1633 and 1637 the Dutch East India Company sold 105,835 strings of 960 cash coins (or 101,600,640 van) to the Nguyen lords in Vinh Lac Thông Bao (---) and Khoan Vinh Thông Bao (----) coins. This was because the Japanese had restricted trade, forcing the Southern Vietnamese traders to purchase their copper coins from the Dutch Republic rather than from Japanese merchants as before." Edited by erafjel 03/13/2025 10:46 am Report this Post to the Staff
Sander Pillar of the Community Netherlands 560 Posts	Posted 03/13/2025 5:48 pm Can't help.. But found this lovely website and thought it is maybe helpful for readers interested in Vietnamese (cash) coins.. https://art-hanoi.com/toda Report this Post to the Staff
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