Los 7731

AR Philong (7 Tien) nd. (rf. KM.295; rf. BNF 1853a / suppl. 445; Schr.242a; ZENO 307683) - Obv: Thieu Tri Thong Baovạn thế vĩnh lại, moon, sun, constellation above, land and sea below / Rev: The poem: Khuyết hồng thiên niên hóa, Đăng lưu vạn thế truyền, Thù huân chương hữu đức, Sở bảo giả duy hiền - 27.80 g. - XF, suspension chain and decorated with coloured silk tassels as an award, coins of Nguyen's dynasty were often used for given as an award for various services. They have two small holes near the rim for attaching tassels made of silk with a knob and hanging thread