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2 Tiền - Tự Đức
| Issuer | Empire of Vietnam |
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| Year | 1848-1883 |
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| Reference(s) | KM#424 |
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| Obverse script | Chinese (Chữ Nôm) |
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| Reverse description | Central square perforation with a raised square rim, flanked above by the denomination inscription 二分 (nhị phân, meaning two phân) rendered in two horizontal strokes above the hole. Below the hole appears the character 勝 (thắng). The surrounding field is richly decorated with an array of auspicious motifs in relief, including stylised cloud scrolls, plum blossoms, and a solar disc with radiating rays, all distributed symmetrically around the central aperture in the traditional Nguyễn decorative vocabulary. |
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Tự Đức reigned longer than any other Nguyễn emperor, but his reign was one of almost unrelenting crisis — French naval forces seized Đà Nẵng in 1858, Saigon fell in 1859, and by 1862 the Treaty of Saigon had ceded three southern provinces outright. Silver coinage from this period was minted at Huế under increasingly strained imperial finances, with the court simultaneously funding military resistance and paying French-imposed indemnities.
The 35-year span of this type means early and late strikes can differ noticeably in execution, reflecting changing workshop conditions across a reign defined by contraction.