Item number: A36

Year: AD 1878

Material: Silver

Weight: 382.6 g

Manufactured by: Sơn Tây, Hanoi

Provenance: Stack’s Bowers Galleries 2023

Vietnam and China have had political and cultural exchanges since the Qin and Han dynasties, resulting in certain commonalities in their currencies. Due to the basic similarity in shape between Chinese and Vietnamese copper coins, the currencies of both nations have circulated mutually for an extended period. Vietnam’s currency has long been in use in southern China, although its lighter and thinner characteristics led to its prohibition by the Chinese government. Nonetheless, the continuous exchange of currency culture between the two countries, exemplified by Vietnam’s Mei Hao Cian(美號錢) inscribed with classical Chinese quotations, attests to profound cultural interactions.

Archaeological findings in both Vietnam and China further substantiate the close trade relations between the two nations. For instance, coins from the Han, Song, and Tang dynasties were unearthed in various locations in Vietnam, such as Tong Mo, Saigon, and Gao Leung, in AD 1991. In AD 1990, ancient Vietnamese coins like Si De Tong Bao were discovered in Guangxi, China, underscoring the intimate trade connections between the two countries.

In AD 1802, the Nguyen Dynasty established the independent state of Gia Long after overthrowing the Tay Son Dynasty. The Nguyen Dynasty can be divided into two periods: the independent period (AD 1802-1883) and the colonial period (AD 1883-1945). The signing of the “Treaty of Hue” with France in AD 1883 officially marked Vietnam as a French protectorate, initiating the colonial era.

Vietnam’s silver, commonly known as bar money, took the form of elongated bars weighing either ten or five taels and was a predominant currency before the colonization of Annam. Most of these bars were cast around AD 1833. Serving as the main subject matter of Annam’s domestic finance and taxation, these silver bars also flowed through trade into Southeast Asia, China, Japan, and other regions.

This 5 taels bar money, which was cast in AD 1833, bears inscriptions in Han characters, including “Tu Duc”(嗣德) representing the emperor, “Wu Yin”(戊寅) denoting the time in the sexagenary cycle, and “Sơn Tây”(山西) signifying the mint location.

物件編號: A36

年代: 公元 1878 年

材質: 銀

重量: 382.6 g

製造地: 山西，河內

來源: SBP錢幣拍賣 2023

越南與中國自秦漢時期即有政治及文化層面上的交流，因此兩國的錢幣存在一定共通之處。由於中國和越南的銅錢基本上形狀相同，兩國的貨幣長時間以來一直互相流通。越南的貨幣長期以來一直在中國南方使用，但因越南貨幣較中國錢幣輕薄，因此一直受到中國政府的禁止。然而，兩國之間的貨幣文化交流從未中斷，其中越南的美號錢，即刻有古代中國經典引文的錢幣，展示出兩國深入的文化交流。另外，在越南及中國均有出土兩國的貨幣，如公元1991年在越南同模、西貢、高諒等地發現來自漢、宋、唐等朝代的錢幣；公元1990年在中國廣西出土嗣德通寶等越南古幣，顯示兩國之間密切的貿易關係。

公元1802年，阮氏廣南國滅西王朝，正式建國。阮朝的統治可分為兩部分—獨立時期(公元1802-1883年)及殖民時期(公元1883-1945年)，公元1883年阮朝與法國所簽定的《順化條約》正式將越南視為法國的保證國，進入殖民時期。

越南的銀錠，通常被稱為bar money，長條型，分為十兩及五兩，是安南成為殖民地之前的主流貨幣之一，多數鑄於公元1833年。銀錠是安南國內財政和稅收的主要對象，而且通過貿易流入東南亞、中國、日本等地。 此枚銀錠鑄於公元1833年，刻有漢字「嗣德」、「戊寅」及「山西」，分別代表皇帝、年號及造地。