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Vietnam Annan silver ingot large 1800th 10 Lang/Liang (tael) bar. Rare 1800th poured silver type; about 12.545 oz/356 grams not cleaned with original patina. FREE SHIPPING WITHIN THE U.S. FOR THIS ITEM.
Large ancient Vietnam (Annan) silver ingot – these neat, stackable silver bars were made from the early 1800s to the early 1900th. A special thanks is due to Huu Van Nguyen, a former coin expert at the Saigon Museum who assembled most of the information listed below.
Cast mainly from melted Spanish-American 8 Reales, Indian Rupees, and French Indochina Piastres, they assay consistently .991 fine. A typical weight is generally in the 350-380 grams range, with a likely standard of 380 gm. The size is typically 110mm x 31mm x 14mm, except the early class which is longer and thinner.
These ingots were made by bankers (silver merchants); when presented to government officials for testing. When a fee was paid, a Thap (10 Lang) stamp and three other “verification stamps” were added. Bars later presented in payment of a standard 10 Lang tax were stamped on obverse (concave side) with three panels of two characters each, giving the reign title, sexagenary date, and province respectively, with a fourth Noi Te if paid at the Capital. Bars with these “royal stamps” are scarce. Treasury officials would also test scrap brought to them and cast bars bearing the three royal stamps and the official assayer’s name at the lower left side, but without the four verification stamps. Such bars are rare because the officials charged more for their services than the silver merchants. At some point this system broke down and to meet the continuing demand for convenient, stackable ingots, silver merchants in Thailand, Hong Kong, and possibly Burma and China produced a slightly different, late version. Along with the Fu and stag-head Tael coins, these may have been used primarily in the opium trade.
This large silver bar is about 4-1/2” / 115 mm long, 1-1/4” / 31.1 mm wide, 0-5/8” / 15 mm thick; total weight is about 12.545 oz / 356 grams. The ingot is in excellent slightly circulated condition with a very attractive light-gray patina throughout. No typical chop marks, deep test scratches or surface spots – this scarce Vietnam Annan silver ingot type is rare this nice. Not a later reproduction or a copy – this rare Vietnam Annan silver ingot is guaranteed to be genuine or your money back.
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Due to US customs restrictions related to the shipment of silver bars overseas, we will not ship this item internationally, sorry.
