One of my Vietnam coins ....early 5 tien.
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Tough to find original.
I manage money. I earn money. I save money .
I give away money. I collect money.
I don’t love money . I do love the Lord God.
I give away money. I collect money.
I don’t love money . I do love the Lord God.
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Very cool! I forgot that Vietnam was ruled/dominated by Chinese dynasties for thousands of years until the French arrived in the mid 1800's and romanized their alphabet. I wonder what the characters mean. Any Chinese readers out there?
<< <i>Very cool! I forgot that Vietnam was ruled/dominated by Chinese dynasties for thousands of years until the French arrived in the mid 1800's and romanized their alphabet. I wonder what the characters mean. Any Chinese readers out there? >>
The Romanization part of your historical narrative is right but I don't know that the part that comes before it is right.
At any rate:
嗣德通寶 兆民賴之 ==> Currency of the Tu Duc Era: The people trust in it. (Or: The people rely upon it.)
Thanks again sumnom for a fast translation. You da man.
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The legend here is suggesting that the people can rely upon or trust in the currency because it is/will be stable. It is tempting for the state to try to simply mint its way out of fiscal crises but the result is hyperinflation. This is something of a promise to the people that imperial monetary policy will be wise and prudent; the state will neither mint too many coins nor adulterate the metallic content nor change the size, shape, or thickness while maintaining the same face value. Thus the people can use it, rather than other currencies or other media of exchange, without fear of loosing their shirts to inflation.
I admit to not knowing much about Vietnamese monetary history, alas. When, exactly, were these pieces minted? What was going on with Vietnamese monetary policy when they were minted? Were the French a factor yet?