Tiền

The term tiền (chữ Hán: 錢) is used to refer to various currency-related concepts used in Vietnamese history.

It can refer to a unit of weight used in precious metal coinages as well as the number of cash coins in a string.

[a][2] In the early 19th century, silver and gold bars were traded as currency in imperial Vietnam with values of up to 10 tiền (approximately 40 grams, or 1 tael).

[4] In the year Minh Mệnh 14 (1833) the Phi Long dragon coins were depreciated by increasing the amounts of copper and zinc that were in them lowering their silver content.

[6] These decorations generally took the shape of silver or gold cash coins as well as other coinages issued by the Nguyễn dynasty, but would often have more elaborate designs and (often) different inscriptions.