Description
Đại Nam (大南), Nguyễn Phúc Hồng Nhậm (阮 福 洪 任) of the House of Nguyễn Phúc, reigning as Tự Đức (嗣 德), the fourth Emperor of the Nguyễn Empire 1847-1883 AD, Silver ‘Sun and Moons’ One Tien (3.56g, 24mm), Imperial Mint, Phú Xuân (富春). Obverse: Central square hole within raised central square, four traditional Chinese characters displayed cruciform read top bottom right left, “嗣德通寶”, transliterated as “Tự Đức Thông Bảo”, all within raised border. Reverse: Central square hole within raised central square, sun and moon symbols to left and right, three dots below and two above representing stars, propitious clouds interspersed throughout, all within raised border. Sch-352; KM-403. Certified and graded by PCGS as Almost Uncirculated 55. Deeply toned example of the ‘Sun and Moons’ Tien, quite an enchanting reverse design which represents the harmony between heaven and earth under as Tự Đức’s reign.
The obverse legend is stated in full as “嗣德通寶”, with a Sino-Vietnamese transliteration of “Tự Đức Thông Bảo”, with an English translation of “Universal Currency of Emperor Tự Đức”.
