Empire of Vietnam 1 Lang - Tự Đức, 1848 – 1883

1 Lang from Empire of Vietnam. Issued from 1848 to 1883. Struck in Gold. Measures 63 mm and weighs 37.85 g.

Obverse

Square holed center with sun, moon, five planets, and clouds above, three mountains, three trees, and sea below, eight characters, four on each side reading, "Thong Buu Van The Vinh Lai."

Reverse

Twenty characters, " Kuyet Hong Thien Nien Hoa Dang Lu Van The Truyen Thu Huan Chuong Huu Duc So Bao Gia Duy Hien," (　　酬鏐
　徳勲萬千
堆所　　年(玖?)
賢寶　　化(㴿?)
　者彰世盪
　　有傳)