Item number: A2304

Year: AD 1841-1847

Material: Brass

Size: 24.6 x 24.8 x 0.9 mm

Weight: 3.4 g

Provenance: Spink 2023

This is a Thieu Tri Tongbao coin, minted between AD 1841 and AD 1847, during the reign of Emperor Thieu Tri, the third ruler of the Nguyễn Dynasty, using his regnal title.

The coin features a square-holed design, heavily influenced by neighbouring China’s coinage style. On the obverse, the four Chinese characters Thieu Tri Tongbao (紹治通寶) are inscribed in the order of top, bottom, right, and left. The reverse side is blank, with no inscriptions or designs.

During the reign of Emperor Thiệu Trị, Vietnam and Siam (Thailand) engaged in multiple military conflicts over suzerainty over Cambodia, ultimately resolving the dispute by making Cambodia a shared vassal state of both countries. Additionally, in Vietnam’s relations with France, tensions arose over the issue of Catholic missionary activities. This led to military confrontations between the two nations, prompting Emperor Thiệu Trị to reaffirm his ban on Catholicism and intensify the suppression of Catholic followers.

物件編號: A2304

年代: 公元 1841-1847 年

材質: 黃銅

尺寸: 24.6 x 24.8 x 0.9 mm

重量: 3.4 g

來源: 斯賓克拍賣行 2023

這是一枚公元1841至1847年間，以在位的阮朝第三位皇帝紹治的年號鑄造之「紹治通寶」。

錢幣形制為深受鄰國中國影響的方孔錢造型。錢幣正面按照上、下、右、左順序，依序以漢字鐫刻「紹治通寶」四字。錢幣背面為光背，沒有任何圖案或文字。

紹治皇帝在位期間，越南和暹羅(泰國)為了柬埔寨的宗主權發生多場軍事衝突，最終以柬埔寨成為雙方共同的藩屬國化解爭紛。另外在越南和法國的關係上面，兩國為了天主教的傳教問題也發生軍事衝突，使得紹治帝重申對於天主教的禁令和加強對於教徒的鎮壓。