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LOT 5:
LEAF-WATER TAEL 1960, Vietnam, Gold, Very Rare
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Start price:
$
700
Estimated price :
$1,200 - $1,500
Buyer's Premium: 17%
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VAT: 17% On commission only
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LEAF-WATER TAEL 1960, Vietnam, Gold, Very Rare
Weight: 7.5 grams, Purity: 0.999, Condition: AU
FAMOUS THROUGHOUT SOUTHEST ASIA BEFORE AND DURING THE VIETNAM WAR, THESE BARS WERE USED BY REFUGEES FLEEING VIETNAM AND CAMBODIA TO ESCAPE THE COMMUNISTS. MANY REFUGEES ESCAPED BY BOAT, SAILING INTO THE SOUTH CHINA SEA IN HOPES OF BEING RESCUED BY THE U.S. NAVY, AND EARNING THEM THE EPITHET OF "BOAT PEOPLE". A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER HAD TRANSFERRED THEIR LIFE SAVINGS FROM CURRENCY TO KIM-THANH BARS, SOME EVEN SEWING THEM INTO THE LINING OF THEIR CLOTHING, TO KEEP THE GOLD SAFE, AND TO HELP THEM REBUILD THEIR LIVES ON FOREIGN SHORES.
