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2 Tiền - Minh Mạng
| Issuer | Board of Revenue, Nguyễn Dynasty |
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| Year | 1820-1841 |
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| Value | 2 Tien |
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| Obverse description | Two large Chinese characters in raised relief occupy the central field, reading 明命 (Minh Mạng), the reign title of Emperor Minh Mạng rendered in traditional regular script (kaishu). The characters are boldly struck and dominate the flan, with 明 placed above 命 in vertical arrangement. The flat inner field transitions to a radiating sunburst border of fine, evenly spaced lines encircling the design. The outer rim is defined by a reeded edge, characteristic of Nguyễn Dynasty gold coinage. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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Minh Mạng ruled from 1820 to 1841 and oversaw one of the most ambitious bureaucratic reorganizations in Vietnamese history, modeled closely on Qing Chinese administrative structures — including the Board of Revenue, which held direct authority over gold coin production. These issues were not circulating currency in any practical sense. They functioned as court instruments: awards, salary supplements for senior mandarins, and gifts exchanged during imperial audiences.
The Nguyễn gold series is poorly documented in Western numismatic literature, and KM#219 remains one of the more elusive early attributions in the Krause Southeast Asian volumes.