Coins and Banknotes of Vietnam
and French Indochina

On the occasion of spring:
Quốc Thái Dân An, Phong Điều Vũ Thuận
國泰民安風調雨順

Nguyễn Anh Huy, Vietnam Numismatics #3 (04-2018), p.24-25

Minh Mạng coin charm
A coin from the Minh Mạng era (1820-1840) bearing the inscription
Quốc Thái Dân An, Phong Điều Vũ Thuận [國泰民安風調雨順]

As the Lunar New Year approaches, most people in the East think about decorating their homes with meaningful “good-luck symbols” to welcome the New Year with good luck and joy, often more for mental comfort and to seek good fortune. Besides that, they also go to see fortune tellers; it is an old tradition that is hard to give up...

Beyond statues and paintings, coins bearing the reign titles of certain special emperors, as well as charms or coins with auspicious names and blessings, are highly sought after by feng shui practitioners and fortune tellers, and are no less hunted by wealthy collectors...

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The bell at the Thiên Mụ Pagoda
The Thiên Mụ Pagoda bell, cast by Lord Minh Vương in 1710, featuring the prayer
Quốc Thái Dân An, Phong Điều Vũ Thuận [國泰民安風調雨順]

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