Old Vietnam Copper Coin Unknown Time Period (Early 19th Century)

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mrwhatisit Pillar of the Community United States 2955 Posts	Posted 04/18/2022 9:09 pm I know this is a very old Vietnam coin that I am not finding in my Krause catalogs, so I am assuming this is 1600s (I don't have that catalog). So I am passing this on to you all here. I see where the four ridge lines emanating from the square hole meet at the edge might be a determining factor here of the type. Also at the bottom of the (reverse?) I see two "bumps" on the rim probably where this coin was attached to a rod holding other like coins being minted. Its diameter is 46mm. Report this Post to the Staff

Wandering Circle Valued Member Hong Kong 176 Posts	Posted 04/18/2022 11:17 pm Appears to be a Minh Mang Thong Bao with Confucian inscriptions on the reverse, from the Minh Mang era (1820-1840), but I suppose it could also be a reproduction made at a later time period. You can read more about the meanings of your reverse variant in this article by François Theirry, on page 383, chapter 4.25. The Confucian message on Vietnamese coins - François Theirry http://royalnumismaticsociety.org/N..._theirry.pdf Edited by Wandering Circle 04/18/2022 11:33 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Albert Pillar of the Community United States 1915 Posts	Posted 04/19/2022 10:19 am This is a very good book. It includes "very large coins". Report this Post to the Staff
SaturnD51 Valued Member United States 425 Posts	Posted 04/24/2022 7:54 pm Looks like cash coinage from old China. Square hole coins were old dynasty China. That should be a start I hope. Report this Post to the Staff
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