Chih P'ing Sheng Pao [ ]

Actual diameter 21 mm

Right - treated image (for more contrast)

Vietnamese coin Chih Sheng P'ing Pao /Chih P'ing Sheng Pao/ (Shjoth, Annam, N 27) was issued by Li-Li, an Vietnamese comander, during Chinese Domination and War of Independence (1414-1428) before the establishment of Vietnamese Li Dynasty (1428-1433) reign.
I received two messages about that coin from Mr.Y.K.Leung:

• This Chinese Cash-style coin is believed minted in Vietnam during the period of A.D.1413 to A.D.1427. Actually, there are still at least two in the Shanghai Museum of China. (ref.: Coins in Collection of the Shanghai Museum, FOREIGN CURRENCIES, p408, Coin No.1486 and No.1487. published No. ISBN 7-80512-668-2/J.551 January, 1995, China).
  Coin legend should be Chih Ping Sing Po. "Chih Ping" is the Vietnames Ruler's reign title. "sing" in Chinese means "For the honour of the king" and "Po" means treasure or coin. The right sequence should be Chih Ping Sheng Pao.
• The minted date should be A.D.1205 to A.D.1210 instead of A.D.1413 to A.D.1427. During that period, the Vietnamese emperor of Li changed his imperial title to Chih Ping Lung Ying from Tin Chi Kar Shui and minted the coins of Chih Ping Tung Pao, Chih Ping Yuan Pao and Chih Ping Sheng Pao. There is also one of the Chih Ping Sheng Pao collected by the Fukein Museum of China. (ref.: The outline of the Vietnam currency history by Cheng Jizhong, CHINA NUMISMATICS 1992 Issued.4 (No.39) p29. ISSN 1001-8638)

More detailed versions of Chih P'ing Sheng Pao origin you can read in the Mr.Y.K.Leung letter.

Description	Obverse	Reverse	Diam., mm	Peculiarity, ref.	Image origin
Supposly Annamese Pretender Li c.d. 1414-1428			21	reverse without rim	B
		plain	21	reverse without rim	B
			21	reverse without rim	B
		plain	21	reverse without rim	B
		plain	20	reverse without rim	B

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