Vietnam, 1955 - 19759,5 x 3,8 cmKim Thanh (gold plate). With place and fineness inscriptions in Latin letters and Chinese characters: Saigon, Hong Kong, Hanoi, Pnompenh and OR PUR. Two circles each on top and bottom, TT inside. 15.87 gr., 999/000From the Ludwig Bretschneider Collection (1909-1987), collected until the 1950s and early 1970s - These ingots were used by Vietnamese refugees who fled to safety in Hong Kong, Cambodia, and the U.S. during the fall of Saigon - Minim. Signs of age

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