Selected bibliography
of Vietnamese Numismatics

     F.Thierry
January 14, 2002
  • ГђГґ VДѓn Ninh, TiГЄn CГґ ViГЄtnam, Hanoi 1992.
          Corpus of Vietnamese coins, but not very up to date. In Vietnamese.

  • Fujiwara RiichirГґ, “ Annan kinsei ni okeru AГ©nsen no ChГ»zГґ to Ryutsu вЂќ, ShisГґ (Kyoto) 15-1958, 19-32.
          Zinc coins and circulation in modern Annam. In Japanese.

  • Kempgen H., “ Die TrГўn Dynastie in Dai ViГЄt, Landes Geschischte und MГјnzen von 1225-1428 вЂќ, Geldgeshischtlische Nachrichten, 150 (1985), 13-24.
         In German.

  • Kempgen H., “ MГјnzpolitik in der Г„ra Minh Mang, 1820-1841 вЂќ, Geldgeshischtlische Nachrichten, 114 (1986), 204-212.
         In German.

  • Liu Sen, “ Song dai Zhong Yue liang guo huobi wenhua jiaoliu shishu вЂќ, Zhongguo qianbi 1992-I, 36-40.
          Comparison between Chinese and Vietnamese currency. In Chinese.

  • Luo Bozhao, “ Kai Tai yuanbao вЂќ, Qianbi, 5-1941, 35-36.
          Khai Thai nguyГЄn bao of TrГўn Minh TГґng. In Chinese.

  • Miura Gosen, Annan senpu, 3 volumes, Tokyo 1965-1971.
          Corpus of Annamese coins, essential. In Japanese.

  • NguyГЄn Anh Huy, “ TiГЄn kem thГІi chua NguyГЄn вЂќ, HuГЄ Xua vГ  Nay, N4-1994, 61-64.
          Zinc coins of the Гђand Trong. In Vietnamese.

  • Okudaira Masahiro, Toa senshi, 18 volumes, Tokyo 1938.
          Vietnam in volume 16. In Japanese.

  • Schroeder Albert, Annam, Etudes Numismatiques, Paris 1905.
          Essential work but ended with Dong Khanh/Thanh Thai currency; Mind to the bad American reprint that is not complete and in which all historical documentation part is missing ! In French.

  • Shanghai Museum, Shanghai bowuguan cang qianbi, vol. 8 (Waiguo qianbi), Shanghai 1994.
          Good rubbings of Vietnamese rarities. In Chinese.

  • Sylvester John, The traditional Awards of Annam: the Khanh, Boi, Tien and Bai, Raleigh 1983.
          Silver and gold medals of NguyГЄn Dynasty. In English.

  • Ta ChГ­ Гђai TruГІng, NhЕ©ng bГ i dГЈ su ViГЄt, Westminster Cal. 1996.
          Coins of the Гђang Trong pp. 267-355, Zinc coins of the Гђang Trong during the 18th century pp. 356-370, Mold for forgers discovered in Thai NguyГЄn Province pp. 371-376. In Vietnamese.

  • Tang Guoyan, Zhang Shiquan, Sun Zhongwen & Liu Weilin, Yuenan lishi huobi, Peking 1993.
          Many good and rare small copper coins. But the most of the copper, silver and gold coins and ingots of the NguyГЄn Dynasty photographs published in this book are “borrowed” from the Paris Mint Museum Catalogue without authorization, in complete contravention of the copyright rules. In Chinese.
  • Thierry FranГ§ois, Catalogue des monnaies vietnamiennes, BibliothГЁque Nationale, Paris 1987.
          In French.

  • Thierry FranГ§ois, Catalogue des monnaies vietnamiennes - SupplГ©ment, BibliothГЁque Nationale de France, Paris 2002.
          Many unknown silver and gold coins of the last Emperors of the NguyГЄn Dynasty. In French.

  • Thierry FranГ§ois, Les collections monГ©taires, Monnaie d’ExtГЄme-Orient, Paris Mint Museum, 2 volumes, Paris 1986.
          Catalogue with the whole of the remaining coins and ingots of the Imperial Treasure of HuГЄ. In French.

  • Thierry FranГ§ois, “ La piastre de Tu Гђuc au revers 7 tiГЄn 2 phГўn вЂќ, Bulletin de la SociГ©tГ© FranГ§aise de Numismatique, N8, octobre 1986, pp. 99-100.
          Silver dollar of Tu Гђuc with weight inscription. In French.

  • Thierry FranГ§ois, “ La monnaie Qian Long tong bao au revers Annan вЂќ, Bulletin de la SociГ©tГ© FranГ§aise de Numismatique, N1, janvier 1992, pp. 228-232.
          Qian Long coins with reverse Annan. In French.

  • Thierry FranГ§ois, “ Les Г©missions et la circulation des taГ«ls d’argent des Douanes et RГ©gies d’Indochine (1943-1945) вЂќ, Cahiers Numismatiques, N122, dГ©cembre 1994, pp. 50-59.
          Silver taГ«ls with character Fu and stag heads. In French.

  • Thierry FranГ§ois, “ Une monnaie inГ©dite de l’empereur Thanh Thai вЂќ, Bulletin de la SociГ©tГ© FranГ§aise de Numismatique, N7, septembre 1995, pp. 1138-1143.
          Silver coin of one lang of Thanh Thai. In French.

  • Thierry FranГ§ois, “ Une monnaie fiduciaire inГ©dite de l’empereur Tu Гђuc вЂќ, Bulletin de la SociГ©tГ© FranГ§aise de Numismatique, N1, janvier 1998, pp. 10-15.
          Baosao coin with one string value. In French.

  • Thierry FranГ§ois, “ ГЂ propos d’une monnaie inГ©dite de Thanh Thai вЂќ, Cahiers Numismatiques, N135, mars 1998, pp. 37-42.
          Gold coin of Thanh Thai with the name of the engraver. In French.

  • Thierry FranГ§ois, “ Une monnaie de prГ©sentation inconnue de l’ère Vinh Tho de LГЄ ThГўn TГґng (1619-1643/1649-1663) ”, Bulletin de la SociГ©tГ© FranГ§aise de Numismatique, N9, novembre 1999, pp. 187-192.
          Large Vinh Tho thГґng bao bronze coin of Kunsthistorisches Museum of Vienna. In French.

  • Thierry FranГ§ois, “ Une monnaie inconnue de Minh TГґng des TrГўn (1314-1329) вЂќ, Journal Asiatique, 287.1, 1999, pp. 305-320.
          Large value ten Khai Thai thГґng bao bronze coin. In French.

  • Thierry FranГ§ois, “ Monnaies et circulation monГ©taire au Vietnam dans l’ère Tu Гђuc (1848-1883) ”, Revue Numismatique, 1999, pp. 269-317, pl. V-VI.
          Coins, ingots and monetary circulation in Vietnam during the Tu Гђuc era. In French.

  • Wang Yinjia, “ Annan zhen qian si pin вЂќ, Qianbi 13-1942, pp. 8-9.
          Vietnamese rare coins. In Chinese.

  • Wang Yinjia, “ Annan Chen Yuzong Shao Feng, Da Zhi qian zhi fanbian вЂќ, Qianbi 14-1942, pp. 21-24.
          ThiГЄu Phong and Dai Tri coins. In Chinese.

  • Yang Wenchao, “ Zaoqi liuru woguo de Yuenan zhu qian вЂќ, Suzhou qianbi 1985, p. 35.
          Circulation of Vietnamese coins in China. In Chinese.

  • Zhang Shiquan & Long Xiaoyun, “ Guangxi bianjing shouji de Yuenan guqian yanjiu вЂќ, Guangxi Jinrong yanjiu 1991, pp. 37-44.
         Study of Vietnamese coins discovered in the border zones of Guanxi Province China. In Chinese.
Some of publications you can order here:
  • The French National Library commercial Service: commercial@bnf.fr - Catalogues of the BNF.
  • Catalogues of The Paris Mint Museum: Mr. Bredon, fax 00 33 1 40 46 57 09.
  • The Societe Francaise de Numismatique (French Numismatic Society) for the Revue Numismatique and Bulletin de la Societe Francaise de Numismatique: Miss M.-C. Marcellesi (SFN), fax 00 33 1 53 79 89 47; President of the SFN, fax 00 33 1 53 79 86 26.
  • The Societe d'Etudes Numismatiques et Archeologiques for the Cahiers Numismatiques: Mme Corbin, 3 rue des Arts, 92100 Boulogne, France.
  • You Feng Book Store for F.Thierry's book about the Chinese and Vietnamese Charms (1987): fax 00 33 1 43 54 76 92.
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