VIETNAM: NGUYEN DYNASTY (DAI NAM): Tu Duc, 1848-1883, AR lang (37.71g), KM-494, Sch-320, in Hán Nôm characters, tu duc nien tao (made in the Tu Duc 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, VF. This type was made with many different dies until the early 20th century as a popular form of bullion for use in Indochina.
Estimate: 100-150 USD