Coins and Banknotes of Vietnam
and French Indochina

Appendix. Coins issued from 1882 to 1945.

Since the original book was published in 1882, more cash coin types were prodiced in Vietnam untill 1945.

The numbering used in this chapter, Nos. a1 - a20, has no special meaning. These are just numbers used by Online Identifier search engine. Instead of using these numbers, the reader should use references from Krause (Craig # and Yeoman #), Novak or Lecompte catalogs given below each coin.

Tu Duc 嗣德 1848-1883.

Annam cash coin, 嗣德寶鈔 - Tu-duc-bao-sau

No. a1. (Barker: 206.1-206.2)
Obverse: 嗣德寶鈔 Tu-Duc-Bao-Sau.
Reverse: The characters 準文四十 Chun-Van-Tu-Tap, or equal to 40 cash. Copper alloy.
References: Craig #206, Novak #279, Lecompte #12

Annam cash coin, 嗣德寶鈔 - Tu-duc-bao-sau

No. a2. (Barker: 205.1-205.2)
Obverse: Same as above.
Reverse: The characters 準文三十 Chun-Van-Tam-Tap, or equal to 30 cash. Copper alloy.
References: Craig #205.5, Novak #279, Lecompte #11

Annam cash coin, 嗣德寶鈔 - Tu-duc-bao-sau

No. a3. (Barker: 204.1)
Obverse: Same as above.
Reverse: The characters 準文二十 Chun-Van-Nhi-Tap, or equal to 20 cash. Copper alloy.
References: Craig #205, Novak #279, Lecompte #10

Annam cash coin, 嗣德寶鈔 - Tu-duc-bao-sau

No. a4. (Barker: 203.2)
Obverse: Same as above.
Reverse: The characters 準文一十 Chun-Van-Nhat-Tap, or equal to 20 cash. Copper alloy.
References: Craig #204a, Novak #279, Lecompte #9

Annam cash coin, 嗣德寶鈔 - Tu-duc-bao-sau

No. a5. (Barker: 203.1)
Obverse: Same as above.
Reverse: The characters 準十文 Chun-Tap-Van, or equal to 10 cash. Copper alloy.
References: Craig #204, Novak #279, Lecompte #8

The coins were cast by Emperor Nguyen Duc Tong under the reign title Tu Duc.

Kien Phuc 建福 1883-1884.

Annam cash coin, 建福通寶 - Kien-phuc-thong-bao

No. a6. (Barker: see 104.1)
Obverse: 建福通寶 Kien-Phuc-Thong-Bao.
Reverse: none. Zinc.
References: Craig #271.1, Novak #175, Lecompte #17

Annam cash coin, 建福通寶 - Kien-phuc-thong-bao

No. a7. (Barker: 104.1)
Obverse: Same as above.
Reverse: none. Copper alloy.
References: Craig #271.2, Novak #175, Lecompte #16

The coins were cast by Emperor Nguyen Gian Tong under the reign title Kien Phuc.

Ham Nghi 咸宜 1884-1885.

Annam cash coin, 咸宜通寶 - Ham-nghi-thong-bao

No. a8. (Barker: see 105.1)
Obverse: 咸宜通寶 Ham-Nghi-Thong-Bao.
Reverse: none. Copper alloy.
References: Craig #281, Novak #158, Lecompte #18

Annam cash coin, 咸宜通寶 - Ham-nghi-thong-bao

No. a9. (Barker: 105.1)
Obverse: Same as above.
Reverse: 六文 Luc-Van. Copper alloy.
References: Craig #282, Novak #158, Lecompte #19

The coins were cast by Emperor Nguyen Ham Nhgi under the reign title Ham Nhgi.

Dong Khanh 同慶 1885-1888.

Annam cash coin, 同慶通寶 - Dong-khanh-thong-bao

No. a10. (Barker: 106.3-106.5)
Obverse: 同慶通寶 Dong-Khanh-Thong-Bao
Reverse: none. Copper alloy.
References: Craig #301.1, Novak #112, Lecompte #20

Annam cash coin, 同慶通寶 - Dong-khanh-thong-bao

No. a11. (Barker: 106.1-106.2)
Obverse: Same as above.
Reverse: none. Copper alloy.
References: Craig #301.2, Novak #112, Lecompte #21

The coins were cast by Emperor Nguyen Khanh Tong under the reign title Dong Khanh.

Thanh Thai 成泰 1888-1907.

Annam cash coin, 成泰通寶 - Thanh-thai-thong-bao

No. a12. (Barker: 107.9-107.12)
Obverse: 成泰通寶 Thanh-Thai-Thong-Bao.
Reverse: none. Copper alloy.
References: Yeoman #1, Novak #107, Lecompte #22

Annam cash coin, 成泰通寶 - Thanh-thai-thong-bao

No. a13. (Barker: 107.1-107.8)
Obverse: Same as above.
Reverse: 十文 Tap-Van. Copper alloy.
References: Yeoman #2, Novak #107, Lecompte #23

The coins were cast by Emperor Nguyen Thanh Thai under the reign title Thanh Thai.

Duy Tan 維新 1907-1916.

Annam cash coin, 維新通寶 - Duy-tan-thong-bao

No. a14. (Barker: 108.1-108.5)
Obverse: 維新通寶 Duy-Tan-Thong-Bao.
Reverse: 十文 Tap-Van. Copper alloy.
References: Yeoman #3, Novak #308, Lecompte #24

The coins were cast by Emperor Nguyen Duy Tan under the reign title Duy Tan.

Khai Dinh 啓定 1916-1925.

Annam cash coin, 啓定通寶 - Khai-dinh-thong-bao

No. a15. (Barker: 109.1-109.2)
Obverse: 啓定通寶 Khai-Dinh-Thong-Bao.
Reverse: none. Copper alloy.
References: Yeoman #4, Novak #194, Lecompte #25

Annam cash coin, 啓定通寶 - Khai-dinh-thong-bao

No. a16. (Barker: 109.3-109.6)
Obverse: Same as above.
Reverse: none. Struck copper alloy.
References: Yeoman #5.1, Novak #194, Lecompte #27

Annam cash coin, 啓定通寶 - Khai-dinh-thong-bao

No. a17. (Barker: 109.3-109.6)
Obverse: Same as above.
Reverse: none. Struck copper alloy.
References: Yeoman #5.2, Novak #194, Lecompte #26

The coins were produced by Emperor Nguyen Hoang Tong Tan under the reign title Khai Dinh.

Bao Dai 保大 1926-1945.

Annam cash coin, 保大通寶 - Bao-dai-thong-bao

No. a18. (Barker: 110.10-110.11)
Obverse: 保大通寶 Bao-Dai-Thong-Bao.
Reverse: plain. Struck copper alloy.
References: Yeoman #6, Novak #170, Lecompte #29

Annam cash coin, 保大通寶 - Bao-dai-thong-bao

No. a19. (Barker: 110.5-110.9)
Obverse: Same as above.
Reverse: plain. Copper alloy.
References: Yeoman #6a, Novak #170, Lecompte #30

Annam cash coin, 保大通寶 - Bao-dai-thong-bao

No. a20. (Barker: 110.1-110.4)
Obverse: Same as above.
Reverse: 十文 Tap-Van. Copper alloy.
References: Yeoman #7, Novak #170, Lecompte #31

The coins were produced by the last Vietnamese Emperor Nguyen Bao Dai under the reign title Bao Dai. These are also the last cash coins produced in the World.

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