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ID help Vietnam coin

ajaanajaan Posts: 17,460 ✭✭✭✭✭
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This may be a long shot, but can anyone ID this coin? I think it is from Emperor Thieu Tri 1841-1848 and it is 48mm in diameter. I can't find it in Krause.

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DPOTD-3
'Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery'

CU #3245 B.N.A. #428


Don

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  • coffeycecoffeyce Posts: 1,050 ✭✭✭
    sorry Im no help here at all. but its definately a talk piece.

    chris
  • DCHDCH Posts: 332
    It's Thieu Tri, either an imitation 60 Van or a charm/token/medal.

    The calligraphic style of the top character is very different from all of the examples in Barker's "Historical Cash Coins of Vietnam".
  • sumnomsumnom Posts: 5,963 ✭✭✭
    It's certainly a charm/token, not a regular coin. You may also want to rotate the image clockwise 90 degrees.
  • ColinCMRColinCMR Posts: 1,482 ✭✭✭
    yeah the first image needs a clockwise 90 degree turn

    the calligraphy looks a bit odd for circulation strikes

    is the hole completely plugged?
  • sumnomsumnom Posts: 5,963 ✭✭✭
    I don't believe these were struck...image
  • ColinCMRColinCMR Posts: 1,482 ✭✭✭
    true, a totaly brain slip

    ...circulation casting?? cast? issue?

    issue seems best

  • sumnomsumnom Posts: 5,963 ✭✭✭
    Yeah, let's go with "issue."image
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