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4 Tiền - Tự Đức
| Issuer | Imperial Mint of Vietnam |
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| Year | 1848-1883 |
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| Value | 4 Tien |
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| Obverse lettering | 嗣德通寶 |
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| Reverse script | Chinese |
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Tự Đức reigned during one of the most turbulent periods in Vietnamese history — French forces seized Saigon in 1859, and by 1867 had annexed the southern provinces of Cochinchina outright. The imperial court at Huế continued striking gold coinage throughout this occupation, partly as a practical monetary instrument but also as a pointed assertion of dynastic continuity against a colonial power actively dismantling Nguyễn authority.
Fr#57 is scarce in any condition. The 35-year reign span means examples vary considerably in die workmanship, with earlier strikes generally showing crisper execution than those produced in the fraught final decade before Tự Đức's death in 1883 — the same year France imposed a formal protectorate over the remaining Vietnamese territories.