VIET-NAM - VIETNAM Annam, Thieu Tri (1841-1847). Lang or 10 tiên Van thê vinh lai, silver coinage ND (1841-1847). Av. Around the central perforation: Thieu Tri thông bao, left; Van thê vinh lai, right; the moon and the sun under the clouds above; the 3 mountains with the trees of longevity in the middle of the sea below. Rv. In Chinese characters, a quatrain "The precious stone khuyet and cinnabar are transmuted in a thousand years into very pure gold that can be passed on to ten thousand generations. In this way merit is recognised and virtuous men are highlighted, for wisdom alone is precious". Schr.241 - KM.295; Silver - 65 mm - 12 h NGC WITH DETAILS HARSLY CLEANED (4671158-001). Spectacular example showing some marks on the scrolls at 3 o'clock, scratches and small marks in the fields, and which has been brushed. The patina is old, heterogeneous. TTB to Superb. Called lang, this denomination is also called Van thê vinh lai from the obverse legend (All generations will reap the fruit forever). Equivalent to an ounce of silver, this denomination also exists in gold (cf. MDC 8 n° 1440) with, as Schroeder notes, the reverse legend which "was composed to be applied to a gold coin".