NGUYEN DYNASTY (ANNAM): Gia Long, 1802-1820, AR lang (37.51g), KM-179, in Hán Nôm characters, gia long nien tao (made in the Gia Long era) // tinh ngan nhat lang (pure silver one lang [liang]), trung binh hieu (made on the Trung Binh scale) on left edge and tri tien nhi quan bat mach (monetary value of 2 ligatures 8/1-) on right edge, very fine calligraphic style, lovely old toning, AU. This type was restruck with many different dies until the early 20th century as a popular form of bullion for use in Indochina. This example was purchased in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in July 1975 from C. C. Low with original mailing envelope.
Estimate: 200-300 USD