Tiền
The tiền was a currency used in Vietnam during the 19th and 20th centuries. The name is a cognate with the Chinese qián, a unit of weight called "mace" in English.
In the early 19th century, silver and gold bars were traded as currency in imperial Vietnam with values of up to 10 tiền. Bars of 1 tiền weighed between 3 and 4 grams.
During this time, silver and gold coins were minted with denominations of up to 10 tiền being minted.
These coins continued to be minted in varying quantities into the 20th century in French Indochina, although circulating alongside the French Indochinese piastre.
