安南明命重宝二钱臆造金章。 古德曼图录将其列為 非常罕见 。无疑是最神秘诱人的一版，非其他明命时期所出的金币可比拟。虽然古德曼图录的编者称上面铸有 四个无意义字符 。但与中国民国时期金币作对比即能明白上下两字為当时安南统治者的称号--明命。耿爱德将此版列入中国臆造币之一。不同寻常的是篆书多用於中国钱币，而非接近现代的钱币。另外，明命年钱币设计通常為字体环绕太阳，但此版反而採用了更接近日本钱币的菊花。而龙图则较接近宣统三年小面值银币的设计。金橙色包浆，熠熠生辉，清洗痕跡无损其美观。资深安南臆造币藏家无法错过的一枚。 ANNAM. Fantasy Gold 2 Tien, ND ( 1820-41 ) (ca. early 20th Century). Minh Mang. NGC Unc Details--Cleaned. Fr-Unlisted; KM-Unlisted; K-B100 (listed as fancy product ); Goodman-4 (there denominated as 5 Dollars and the characters read with no meaning). A fascinating and interesting type that the Goodman catalog references as VERY RARE , this enigmatic issue is undoubtedly a fantasy and stands outside the realm of the other gold coinage issued during the reign of Minh Mang. Though the catalogers of Goodman were baffled by the four characters with no meaning and placed a similar example of this type with the Republican-era Chinese gold issues in the catalog, the intent was clearly that of the Annamese ruler Minh Mang, with his name clearly produced through a reading of the top and bottom characters. Even Kann lists this piece with other <em>Chinese </em>fantasies. What is unusual, however, is the use of the seal script--something encountered more typically on Chinese coins and not on those from the more modern era. Additionally, the sunburst that is usually surrounded by the characters on the issues of Minh Mang here is represented as a chrysanthemum--an aspect typical of Japanese issues. Lastly, the dragon itself is much more reminiscent of that utilized on the Year 3 (1911) imperial silver minors of Hsuan-tung (L&M-39-41). Golden-orange and rather dazzling, with the noted cleaning playing very little role in its overall appearance. A great type for the advanced collector of Annam or fantasy issues in general.
