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Biancasdad Pillar of the Community United States 1045 Posts	Posted 11/17/2012 1:42 pm Hello friends, I bought this coin last year in a lot of unrelated coins and vaguely remember the seller saying that this was Vietnamese and from the 11-12th century but honestly I have no idea. Can anyone ID this coin and does it have any value. 30.5grams, 50mm Thank you in advance, -Kurt Edited by Biancasdad 11/17/2012 1:43 pm Report this Post to the Staff

Bacchus2 Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2889 Posts	Posted 11/17/2012 1:49 pm It's not one I've seen before - but I'm quite sure it's a 19th century charm from China My Papal States coin collection: https://diadumenian.com/Papal%20Sta...0States.html Medieval coins collection: https://diadumenian.com/Congressofp...0Europe.html Indian Rupee Collection: https://diadumenian.com/Congressofp...0Rupees.html Minor world Silver: https://diadumenian.com/Congressofp...20coins.html Report this Post to the Staff
amida17 Pillar of the Community United States 4897 Posts	Posted 11/17/2012 2:07 pm The symbol on the left image at six o'clock looks like the symbol for China...thats all I got..LOL Report this Post to the Staff
aiglet7 Pillar of the Community Canada 695 Posts	Posted 11/17/2012 4:31 pm Kurt - the design on your coin/charm is very similar to a Vietnamese coin of Emperor Quang Trung who lived from 1753 to 1792. Unfortunately there were a great many counterfeits made for the tourist trade and also for those foreigners who were in Vietnam during the Vietnam War era. See this link for an interesting article on the subject with examples:- http://www.charm.ru/library/vietnamcharm.htm Report this Post to the Staff
Biancasdad Pillar of the Community United States 1045 Posts	Posted 11/17/2012 9:20 pm Thank you all for the replies. Aiglet7, great link, very helpful! Cheers, -Kurt Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16850 Posts	Posted 11/17/2012 11:41 pm In Vietnam, so I'm told, large cash-style amulets like this are traditionally nailed to houses and other buildings for good luck. 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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