# National Treasure (Vietnam)

A National Treasure (Vietnamese: Bảo vật quốc gia) or a national precious object is a tangible cultural heritage or object handed down from the past with historical, cultural or scientific value of exceptional significance to the country of Vietnam. National treasures are deemed to be protected and preserved according to a special scheme by the Vietnamese Government. The government also earmark an adequate proportion of the State budget to purchase national treasure as well as investment in activities of protecting and promoting the values of these objects. The title national treasure is recognised by a decision from the Vietnamese Prime Minister after obtaining evaluation opinions of the National Council for Cultural Heritages.

## History

The term national treasure was first mentioned in various articles of the first Law on Cultural Heritage passed by the National Assembly of Vietnam on 29 June 2001. However, there was not a clear definition or a set of criteria for determining a national treasure. In 2009, the Amendment of Law on Cultural Heritage Act presented a separate article specifically for the subject "national treasure". According to the Law, a national treasure of Vietnam have to meet all these requirements:
      * "Being the unique original object;
      * "Being an object with a special form;
      * "Being an object of special value related to a great national event or to the career of a national hero or typical personality; or being a famous artistic work of ideological, humane or aesthetic value typical of a trend, style or era; or being a typical invented or created product of high practical value with the effect of promoting social development in a certain historical period; or being a natural specimen evidencing different formation and development periods of the earth's history and nature's history."
The Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism specified the order of and procedures for recognising a national treasure, then the decision of granting the title national treasure comes from the Prime Minister of Vietnam with the consultation of National Council for Cultural Heritages. The first set of national treasure is officially designated in October 2012. Up until 2024, 12 sets of national treasures (294 artifacts) had been designated in a series of decrees signed by the Deputy Prime Minister of Vietnam on behalf of Prime Minister. The different combination of treasures into sets only depends on the chronological order of nominations submitted by owners of the treasures, not related to the category or value of the treasures themselves. The quantities and designation dates of Vietnamese national treasures are:

## Regulations

There are strict regulations related to obligation of the Vietnamese State and owners of national treasure regarding ownership, protection and exhibition abroad. National treasures shall be registered with competent state agencies in charge of culture. Government agencies which have information on registered national treasures must kept confidential at owner's request, provide with professional guidance on, and create conditions for protecting and promoting the values of treasures. When transferring the ownership of national treasures, their owners shall notify competent government agencies of new owners of these objects within 15 days after the transfer.
In 2016, under Decision No. 23/2016/QD-TTg, issued by the Prime Minister of Vietnam, items formally designated as national treasures can only be transported abroad under one of these circumstances:
* "To serve state-level diplomatic activities of the Party General Secretary, the President, the Prime Minister and the National Assembly Chairperson.
* "To promote the history, culture, land and people of Vietnam under special international cooperation programs.
* "To implement international cooperation plans on research and preservation of national treasures."
Transport of the treasures abroad for display, exhibition, research or preservation must adhere to article 44 of the Law on Cultural Heritage, which requires the following conditions:
* "Getting insured by recipients of vestiges, antiques and national precious object
* "Obtaining the Prime Minister's decisions permitting the bringing of national treasure abroad; or the Culture Minister's decisions permitting the bringing of vestiges and antiques abroad."

## List
### Set 1

The first set of 30 national treasure was designated on 1 October 2012 by Decision No. 1426/QD-TTg signed by Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Thien Nhan.
| No. | Name | Date/Period/Culture | Owner | Location |
| 1 | Ngọc Lũ bronze drum | c. 2500–2000 Before Present (Đông Sơn culture) | Vietnam National Museum of History | Hanoi |
| 2 | Hoàng Hạ bronze drum | c. 2500–2000 BP (Đông Sơn culture) | Vietnam National Museum of History | Hanoi |
| 3 | Đào Thịnh bronze jar | c. 2500–2000 BP (Đông Sơn culture) | Vietnam National Museum of History | Hanoi |
| 4 | The bronze statue of a piggybacking and panpipe-playing couple | c. 2500–2000 BP (Đông Sơn culture) | Vietnam National Museum of History | Hanoi |
| 5 | The bronze lamp shaped as a kneeling man | c. 2000–1700 BP (Đông Sơn culture) | Vietnam National Museum of History | Hanoi |
| 6 | Cảnh Thịnh bronze drum | 1800 (Tây Sơn dynasty) | Vietnam National Museum of History | Hanoi |
| 7 | Official bronze seal Môn Hạ Sảnh ấn | 1377 (Trần dynasty) | Vietnam National Museum of History | Hanoi |
| 8 | Blue and white ceramic jar with swan patterns | 15th century (Lê dynasty) | Vietnam National Museum of History | Hanoi |
| 9 | Revolutionary Road (book) | 1927 Work of Ho Chi Minh | Vietnam National Museum of History | Hanoi |
| 10 | Prison Diary (book) | 1942–1943 Work of Ho Chi Minh | Vietnam National Museum of History | Hanoi |
| 11 | A draft of the Call on the whole nation to carry out the resistance war | 1946 Handwritten draft of Ho Chi Minh | Vietnam National Museum of History | Hanoi |
| 12 | A draft of the Call on fellow citizens and soldier of whole nation | 17 July 1966 Handwritten draft of Ho Chi Minh's speech on the Voice of Vietnam | Ho Chi Minh Museum | Hanoi |
| 13 | President Ho Chi Minh's Testament | 10 May 1965 – 19 May 1969 Original handwritten version | Archive Department of Central Committee Party Office | Hanoi |
| 14 | Đồng Dương Buddhist statue | 8th–19th century (Champa culture) | Ho Chi Minh City Museum of History | Ho Chi Minh City |
| 15 | Devi Goddess statue of Hương Quế | 10th century (Champa culture) | Ho Chi Minh City Museum of History | Ho Chi Minh City |
| 16 | Vishnu statue | 3rd–5th century (Óc Eo culture) | Ho Chi Minh City Museum of History | Ho Chi Minh City |
| 17 | Lợi Mỹ Buddha Statue | 4th–6th century (Óc Eo culture) | Ho Chi Minh City Museum of History | Ho Chi Minh City |
| 18 | God Surya statue | 6th–7th century (Óc Eo culture) | Ho Chi Minh City Museum of History | Ho Chi Minh City |
| 19 | Tara Bodhisattva statue | 9th–early 10th century (Champa culture) | Museum of Cham Sculpture | Da Nang |
| 20 | Mỹ Sơn E1 altar | 7th century (Champa culture) | Museum of Cham Sculpture | Da Nang |
| 21 | Trà Kiệu altar | 7th–8th century (Champa culture) | Museum of Cham Sculpture | Da Nang |
| 22 | Amitabha Buddha Statue | 11th century (Lý dynasty) | Phật Tích Temple | Tiên Du District, Bắc Ninh Province |
| 23 | Statue of Quan Âm with thousand eyes and hands | c. 1656 (Revival Lê dynasty) | Bút Tháp Temple | Thuận Thành, Bắc Ninh Province |
| 24 | The set of nine holy bronze cannons | 1803–1804 (Nguyễn dynasty) | Huế Monuments Conservation Centre | Imperial City of Huế, Huế |
| 25 | The Nine Tripod Cauldrons | Nguyễn dynasty | Huế Monuments Conservation Centre | Imperial City of Huế, Huế |
| 26 | The 37mm anti-aircraft gun | 1954 (Battle of Dien Bien Phu) | Air Defence and Air Force Museum | Hanoi |
| 27 | The MiG 21 F96 aircraft no. 5121 | 1972 (Operation Linebacker II) | Vietnam Military History Museum | Hanoi |
| 28 | Ho Chi Minh Campaign notebook | 25 April–1 May 1975 (Ho Chi Minh Campaign) | Museum of Military Zone 7 | Ho Chi Minh City |
| 29 | The T-54 tank no. 843 | 30 April 1975 (Liberation of Saigon) | Vietnam Military History Museum | Hanoi |
| 30 | The T-59 tank no. 390 | 30 April 1975 (Liberation of Saigon) | Museum of Tank Armour Force | Hanoi |

### Set 2

The second set of 37 national treasures was designated on 30 December 2013 by Decision No. 2599/QD-TTg signed by Deputy Prime Minister Vũ Đức Đam.
| No. | Name | Date/Period/Culture | Owner | Location |
| 1 | Hung Temple bronze drum | Đông Sơn culture | Hùng Temple | Việt Trì, Phú Thọ Province |
| 2 | Cam Giang I bronze drum | Đông Sơn culture | Thanh Hóa Provincial Museum | Thanh Hóa |
| 3 | Viet Khe boat grave | Đông Sơn culture | National Museum of Vietnamese History | Hanoi |
| 4 | Hop Minh bronze jar | Đông Sơn culture | Yên Bái Provincial Museum | Yên Bái |
| 5 | The copper belt buckle | Đông Sơn culture | Hùng Temple | Việt Trì, Phú Thọ Province |
| 6 | Nui Nua Short sword | Đông Sơn culture | Thanh Hóa Provincial Museum | Thanh Hóa |
| 7 | Xa Loi Thap Minh stele | 601 Sui dynasty | Bắc Ninh Provincial Museum | Bắc Ninh |
| 8 | Bao Ninh Sung Phuc temple stele | Lý dynasty | Bao Ninh Sung Phuc Buddhist temple | Chiêm Hóa District, Tuyên Quang Province |
| 9 | Sùng Thiện Diên Linh stele 大 越 國 李 家 第 四 帝 崇 善 延 齡 塔 碑 | Lý dynasty | Long Doi Son Buddhist temple | Duy Tiên District, Tuyên Quang Province |
| 10 | Sung Khanh temple stele | Trần dynasty | Sung Khanh Buddhist temple | Vị Xuyên District, Hà Giang Province |
| 11 | Vinh Lang stele | Lê dynasty | Lam Kinh historic site | Thọ Xuân District, Thanh Hóa Province |
| 12 | The bell of Binh Lam Temple | Trần dynasty | Binh Lam Buddhist temple | Vị Xuyên District, Hà Giang Province |
| 13 | The bell of Van Ban Temple | Trần dynasty | National Museum of Vietnamese History | Hanoi |
| 14 | The grand bell of Thien Mu Temple | Nguyễn lords era | Thien Mu Buddhist temple | Huế |
| 15 | Stone Dragon (or Snake Deity statue) | Lý dynasty | Lê Văn Thịnh Temple | Gia Bình District, Bắc Ninh Province |
| 16 | Amitabha Buddha Statue | Lý dynasty | Ngô Xa Buddhist Temple | Ý Yên District, Nam Định Province |
| 17 | Quan Âm of Hoi Ha pagoda statue | Lê dynasty | Vietnam National Museum of Fine Arts | Hanoi |
| 18 | Three statues of Buddhas in the three times | Lê dynasty | Linh Ung Buddhist temple | Thuận Thành District, Bắc Ninh Province |
| 19 | Statue of Queen Trịnh Thị Ngọc Trúc | Revival Lê dynasty | Vietnam National Museum of Fine Arts | Hanoi |
| 20 | Set of ceramic lamp base and incense burner | Mạc dynasty | Nam Định Provincial Museum | Nam Định |
| 21 | Bronze cauldron | Revival Lê dynasty | Thanh Hóa Provincial Museum | Thanh Hóa |
| 22 | Three Cannons Bảo quốc an dân đại tướng quân | Nguyễn dynasty | Hà Tĩnh Provincial Museum | Hà Tĩnh |
| 23 | Vo Canh stele | Champa culture | National Museum of Vietnamese History | Hanoi |
| 24 | Statue of Avalokitesvara Hoài Nhơn | Champa culture | Museum of Vietnamese History | Ho Chi Minh City |
| 25 | Statue of Avalokitesvara Đại Hữu | Champa culture | Museum of Vietnamese History | Ho Chi Minh City |
| 26 | Animal figure of Dốc Chùa | Đồng Nai culture (1,000 BC – 0) | Bình Dương Provincial Museum | Thủ Dầu Một |
| 27 | Buddha statue of Bình Hòa | Óc Eo Culture | Museum of Vietnamese History | Ho Chi Minh City |
| 28 | Buddha statue of Sa Đéc | Óc Eo Culture | Museum of Vietnamese History | Ho Chi Minh City |
| 29 | Vishnu statue | Óc Eo Culture | Đồng Tháp Provincial Museum | Cao Lãnh |
| 30 | Vishnu statue | Óc Eo Culture | Long An Provincial Museum | Tân An |
| 31 | Durga Goddess statue | Óc Eo Culture | Museum of Vietnamese History | Ho Chi Minh City |
| 32 | Avalokitesvara statue | Óc Eo Culture | Museum of Vietnamese History | Ho Chi Minh City |
| 33 | Collection of golden artifacts | Óc Eo Culture | Long An Provincial Museum | Tân An |
| 34 | Vườn Xuân Trung Nam Bắc Painting "Spring garden of Central-South-North (of Viet Nam)" | 1969–1989 Artist Nguyễn Gia Trí | Ho Chi Minh City Museum of Fine Arts | Ho Chi Minh City |
| 35 | Hai thiếu nữ và em bé Painting "Two young girls and a kid" | 1944 Artist Tô Ngọc Vân | Vietnam National Museum of Fine Arts | Hanoi |
| 36 | Em Thúy Painting "Little Sister Thuy" | 1943 Artist Trần Văn Cẩn | Vietnam National Museum of Fine Arts | Hanoi |
| 37 | Kết nạp Đảng ở Điện Biên Phủ Painting "Granting Party membership in Dien Bien Phu" | 1956 Artist Nguyễn Sáng | Vietnam National Museum of Fine Arts | Hanoi |

### Set 3

The third set of 12 national treasure was designated on 14 January 2015 by Decision No. 53/QD-TTg signed by Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam.
| No. | Name | Date/Period/Culture | Owner | Location |
| 1 | Huu Chung bronze drum | Đông Sơn culture | Hải Dương Provincial Museum | Hải Dương |
| 2 | Thanh Mai bronze bell | 798 Tang dynasty | Ha Noi City Museum | Hanoi |
| 3 | Stone stele records of imperial examinations of the Lê and Mạc dynasties | 1484–1780 | Văn Miếu | Hanoi |
| 4 | Khôn Nguyên Chí Đức Chi Bi stele 坤元至德之碑 | 1498 | Lam Kinh historic site | Thọ Xuân District, Thanh Hóa Province |
| 5 | Thủy Môn Đình stele 體存碑記 | 1670 | Lạng Sơn Provincial Museum | Lạng Sơn |
| 6 | Statue of Quan Âm with thousand eyes and hands | 16th century | Dao Xuyen Buddhist Temple | Gia Lâm District, Hanoi |
| 7 | Set of Amitābha, Mahāsthāmaprāpta and Avalokiteśvara statues 阿彌陀三尊 | 17th century | Thay Buddhist temple | Quốc Oai District, Hanoi |
| 8 | Collection of Buddhist statues at Tay Phuong temple | Tây Sơn dynasty | Tay Phuong Buddhist temple | Thạch Thất District, Hanoi |
| 9 | Ekamukhalinga/Linga with Shiva head | 8th century | Mỹ Sơn sacred site | Duy Xuyên District, Quảng Nam Province |
| 10 | Stone Stairway Railing | 12th century | Nam Định Provincial Museum | Nam Định |
| 11 | The MiG-21 aircraft no. 4324 | Operation Rolling Thunder 1965–1968 | Vietnam Military History Museum | Hanoi |
| 12 | Ho Chi Minh Campaign Determination Map | Ho Chi Minh Campaign 1975 | Vietnam Military History Museum | Hanoi |

### Set 4

The fourth set of 25 national treasure was designated on 23 December 2015 by Decision No. 2382/QD-TTg signed by Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam.
| No. | Name | Date/Period/Culture | Owner | Location |
| 1 | Co Loa bronze drum and collection of ploughshare | Đông Sơn culture | Ha Noi City Museum | Hanoi |
| 2 | The pair of Lô Lô bronze drum | 5th century CE | Hà Giang Provincial Museum | Hà Giang |
| 3 | Buddhist sutra inscripted pillar | 995 CE | Nhat Tru Temple | Hoa Lư |
| 4 | Statue of Vishnu | 6th century CE | Đồng Tháp Provincial Museum | Cao Lãnh |
| 5 | Statue of Lakshmi | 7th century CE | Bạc Liêu Provincial Museum | Bạc Liêu |
| 6 | Statue of Lakshmi | 7th century CE | Đồng Tháp Provincial Museum | Cao Lãnh |
| 7 | Head of Shiva statue | Early 10th century CE | Quảng Nam Provincial Museum | Tam Kỳ |
| 8 | Statue of Sadashiva | 12th century CE | Bạc Liêu Provincial Museum | Bạc Liêu |
| 9 | Head of Shiva statue | 12th century CE | Bạc Liêu Provincial Museum | Bạc Liêu |
| 10 | Statue of Trấn Vũ | 1802 CE | Tran Vu Temple | Long Biên District, Hanoi |
| 11 | Vân Trạch Hòa altar | 9th or 10th century CE | Thừa Thiên Hue Provincial Museum | Huế |
| 12 | Relief of Goddess Mahishasuramardini | Early 12th century CE | Bình Định Provincial Museum | Quy Nhơn |
| 13 | Stone altar of Kham Lang | 1432 CE | Kham Lang Buddhist temple | Lục Nam District, Bắc Giang Province |
| 14 | Relief of Lac Long Quan and characters of Hồng Bàng period | c. late 19th – early 20th century CE | Noi temple (or Lac Long Quan temple) | Thanh Oai District, Hanoi |
| 15 | Terracotta house model | Trần dynasty | Nam Định Provincial Museum | Nam Định |
| 16 | Thanh Hư Động stele 清虛洞碑 | Long Khánh era c. 1372–1377 | Côn Sơn Buddhist temple | Chí Linh |
| 17 | Nam Giao stele 南郊殿碑 | 1679 CE | National Museum of Vietnamese History | Hanoi |
| 18 | Khiêm Cung Ký stele 謙恭記碑 | 1875 CE | Hue Monuments Conservation Centre | Tomb of Tự Đức, Huế |
| 19 | Collection of 10 cylindrical cauldrons of Nguyễn Lords | 1659–1684 CE | Hue Monuments Conservation Centre | Huế Museum of Royal Fine Arts and Imperial City, Hue |
| 20 | Lotus-shaped nine-storey prayer wheel (Cửu Phẩm Liên Hoa) | 17th century CE | Giam Buddhist temple | Cẩm Giàng District, Hải Dương Province |
| 21 | Porcelain lamp base | 1582 (5th year of Diên Thành) | Hanoi Museum | Hanoi |
| 22 | Bát Tràng porcelain religious palanquin (long đình) | 17th century CE | Hanoi Museum | Hanoi |
| 23 | The golden seal Sắc mệnh chi bảo 敕命之寶 | 1827 (8th year of Minh Mệnh) | National Museum of Vietnamese History | Hanoi |
| 24 | The imperial throne of Nguyễn Emperors | 1802 CE (1st year of Gia Long) | Hue Monuments Conservation Centre | Hall of Supreme Harmony, Imperial City, Hue |
| 25 | Nguyễn Emperors' robe for Heavenly Sacrifice Ritual (龍袞) | 1802 CE | Hue Monuments Conservation Centre | Huế Museum of Royal Fine Arts, Imperial City of Hue |

### Set 5

The fifth set of 14 national treasure was designated on 22 December 2016 by Decision No. 2496/QD-TTg signed by Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam.
| 1 | Lingam crystal figurine | 5th – 6th century CE | Trà Vinh Provincial Museum | Trà Vinh |
| 2 | Relief of Tra Lien 1 | late 9th century CE | Quảng Trị Provincial Museum | Đông Hà |
| 3 | Relief of Tra Lien 2 | late 9th century CE | Quảng Trị Provincial Museum | Đông Hà |
| 4 | Relief of Brahma | 12th – 13th century CE | Bình Định Provincial Museum | Quy Nhơn |
| 5 | Jar with glazed brown pattern | 13th-14th century CE (Trần dynasty) | National Museum of Vietnamese History | Hanoi |
| 6 | Thanh Mai Viên Thông tháp bi stele 青梅圓通塔碑 | 1362 CE | Thanh Mai Buddhist temple | Chí Linh |
| 7 | Lê Thái Tổ's stele | 1431 CE | Lê Thái Tổ temple | Nậm Nhùn District, Lai Châu Province |
| 8 | Đại Việt Lam Sơn Chiêu Lăng bi stele (Lê Thánh Tông's tomb stele) 大越藍山昭陵碑 | late 15th century CE | Lam Kinh historic site | Thọ Xuân District, Thanh Hóa Province |
| 9 | Da Quan pair of bells | 1611 CE (Mạc dynasty) | Đà Quận Buddhist temple | Cao Bằng |
| 10 | Two statues of Zen masters Vu Khac Minh and Vu Khac Truong | mid 17th century CE | Đậu Buddhist temple | Thường Tín District, Hanoi |
| 11 | Bronze statue of Trấn Vũ | late 17th – early 18th century CE | Quán Thánh Taoist Temple | Ba Đình District, Hanoi |
| 12 | Lotus-shaped nine-storey prayer wheel (Cửu Phẩm Liên Hoa) | 1692 CE | Dong Ngô Buddhist temple | Thanh Hà District, Hải Dương Province |
| 13 | The golden seal Đại Việt quốc Nguyễn chúa vĩnh trấn chi bảo 大越國阮主永鎭之寶 | 1709 CE (5th year of Vĩnh Thịnh) | National Museum of Vietnamese History | Hanoi |
| 14 | The Executive Orders collection by Chairman of Provisional Government of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (1945–1946) | 30 August 1945 – 28 February 1946 | National Archives Center III, State Records and Archives Department of Vietnam | Hanoi |

### Set 6

The sixth set of 24 national treasures was designated on 25 December 2017 by Decision No. 2089/QD-TTg signed by Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam.
| No. | Name | Date/Period/Culture | Owner | Location |
| 1 | Dagger with handle of snake and elephant figurine | c. 2500–2000 Before Present | Nghệ An Provincial Museum | Vinh |
| 2 | Ladle with elephant figurine handle | c. 2500–2000 Before Present | Nghệ An Provincial Museum | Vinh |
| 3 | Loc Hoa lithophone | c. 3000 Before Present | Bình Phước Provincial Museum | Đồng Xoài |
| 4 | Nhon Thanh casting mold | 1th – 7th century CE | Cần Thơ Municipal Museum | Cần Thơ |
| 5 | Śarīra box of Nhan Pagoda | 7th – 8th century CE | Nghệ An Provincial Museum | Vinh |
| 6 | Relief of Champa Buddha on Central Highland | 6th – 7th century CE | Gia Lai Provincial Museum | Pleiku |
| 7 | Vishnu statue of Go Thanh | 1431 CE | Tiền Giang Provincial Museum | Mỹ Tho |
| 8 | The pair of Garuda killing snake statues | mid 13th century CE | Bình Định Provincial Museum | Quy Nhơn |
| 9 | 10 Holy animal statues of Phat Tich | 11th century CE | Phat Tich Buddhist temple | Tiên Du District, Bắc Ninh Province |
| 10 | Four statues of Tứ Pháp Goddesses in Dâu-Luy Lâu historical region | 18th century CE | Dâu Buddhist temple Phi Tướng Buddhist temple Dàn Buddhist temple | Thuận Thành, Bắc Ninh Province |
| 11 | Dragon engraved pillar of Dạm Buddhist temple | 11th century CE | Dạm Buddhist temple | Bắc Ninh |
| 12 | Đại Việt Lam Sơn Dụ Lăng Bi stele (Lê Hiến Tông's tomb stele) 大越藍山裕陵碑 | c.1504 | Lam Kinh historic site | Thọ Xuân District, Thanh Hóa Province |
| 13 | Collection of cliff inscriptions in Kinh Chu Cave | 14th century – early 20th century | The Local Government of Kinh Môn District | Kinh Môn, Hải Dương Province |
| 14 | Côn Sơn Tư Phúc tự bi stele 崑山資福寺碑 | 1607 CE | Côn Sơn Buddhist temple | Chí Linh |
| 15 | Inscribed stone box of Đồi Cốc | 1549 CE | Shrine of Giáp Hải | Bắc Giang |
| 16 | Dragon figures engraved doors of Keo temple | 17th century CE | Vietnam National Museum of Fine Arts | Hanoi |
| 17 | A pair of dragon figures engraved stone beds | 17th century CE | Shrine of Emperor Đinh Tiên Hoàng | Hoa Lư |
| 18 | Woodblocks of Bổ Đà Buddhist temple | mid 18th century – early 20th century | Bo Da Buddhist temple | Việt Yên, Bắc Giang Province |
| 19 | Jade Heirloom Seal of the Realm of the Nguyễn dynasty Đại Nam thụ thiên vĩnh mệnh truyền quốc tỷ 大 南 受 天 永 命 傳 國 璽 | 1847 (The 7th year of Thiệu Trị) | National Museum of Vietnamese History | Hanoi |
| 20 | Lacquered folding screen named Thiếu nữ và phong cảnh "Young ladies and garden landscape" | 1939 Artist Nguyễn Gia Trí | Vietnam National Museum of Fine Arts | Hanoi |
| 21 | Bác Hồ ở Chiến khu Việt Bắc Painting "Uncle Ho in Việt Bắc military zone" | 1980 Artist Dương Bích Liên | Vietnam National Museum of Fine Arts | Hanoi |
| 22 | Gióng Painting "Gióng" | 1990 Artist Nguyễn Tư Nghiêm | Vietnam National Museum of Fine Arts | Hanoi |
| 23 | Thanh niên thành đồng Painting "The Youth of the Bronze Fortress" | 1967–1978 Artist Nguyễn Sáng | Ho Chi Minh City Museum of Fine Arts | Ho Chi Minh City |
| 24 | Naval cargo ship registration number HQ671 | 1962 | Museum of the Vietnamese Navy | Hải Phòng |

### Set 7

The seventh set of 22 national treasures was designated on 24 December 2018 by Decision No. 1821/QD-TTg signed by Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam.
| No. | Name | Date/Period/Culture | Owner | Location |
| 1 | Đầu Rằm pottery jar | c. 3400–3000 Before Present (late Phùng Nguyên culture) | Quảng Ninh Provincial Museum | Hạ Long |
| 2 | Long Thạnh collection of terracotta vases | 3370 ± 40 Before Present (pre-Sa Huỳnh culture) | Quảng Ngãi Provincial Museum | Quảng Ngãi |
| 3 | Statue of a Champa monk in Phu Hung | 9th – 10th century CE | Quảng Ngãi Provincial Museum | Quảng Ngãi |
| 4 | Pha Long bronze drum | Đông Sơn culture | Lào Cai Provincial Museum | Lào Cai |
| 5 | Wooden burial jar with a bronze drum as lid in Phu Chanh | Bronze drum: 2nd century – 1st century BC Wooden jar: 2.100 ± 40 Before Present | Bình Dương Provincial Museum | Thủ Dầu Một |
| 6 | Nhơn Thành Buddha statue | 6th – 7th century CE | Cần Thơ Municipal Museum | Cần Thơ |
| 7 | Nhơn Thành pottery jar | 5th century CE | Cần Thơ Municipal Museum | Cần Thơ |
| 8 | A set of stone Linga and Yoni | 5th – 6th century CE | An Giang Provincial Museum | Long Xuyên |
| 9 | Giong Xoai Brahma statue | 6th – 7th century CE | An Giang Provincial Museum | Long Xuyên |
| 10 | Vung Liem Vishnu statue | 6th – 7th century CE | Vĩnh Long Provincial Museum | Vĩnh Long |
| 11 | Son Tho-Trà Vinh Buddha statue | 6th – 7th century CE | Ho Chi Minh City Museum | Ho Chi Minh City |
| 12 | Duong Le Uma statue | 9th – 10th century CE | Quảng Trị Provincial Museum | Đông Hà |
| 13 | Statue of Shiva at Linh Son temple | 15th century CE | Linh Son Buddhist temple | Quy Nhơn |
| 14 | Statue of Quan Âm with thousand eyes and hands | early 15th century CE | Me So Buddhist temple | Văn Giang District, Hưng Yên Province |
| 15 | Đồng Dương altar pedestal | 9th – 10th century CE | Museum of Cham Sculpture | Da Nang |
| 16 | Golden flower shaped box of Ngoa Van-Yen Tu | 14th century CE | Quảng Ninh Provincial Museum | Hạ Long |
| 17 | Sùng Thiên tự bi stele 崇天寺碑 | 1331 (The 3rd year of Khai Hựu) | Dâu (or Sùng Thiên) Buddhist temple | Gia Lộc District, Hải Dương Province |
| 18 | Glazed ceramic pagoda of Trò temple | 14th century CE | Vĩnh Phúc Provincial Museum | Vĩnh Yên |
| 19 | Bronze seal Tuần phủ Đô tướng quân (Imperial Commissioner and Acting Army General seal) 奉 命 巡 撫 都 將 軍 印 | 1515 (The 6th year of Hồng Thuận) | Quảng Bình Provincial Museum | Đồng Hới |
| 20 | Golden book Đế hệ thi (Poem of the Royal Clan Names) 帝 系 詩 金 册 | 1823 (The 4th year of Minh Mạng) | National Museum of Vietnamese History | Hanoi |
| 21 | Bronze printing molds of 5 Vietnam Dong credit notes | 1947 | Ho Chi Minh City Museum | Ho Chi Minh City |
| 22 | International truck assembled from various parts of Ford, Studebaker and Renault | 1949 | Museum of Army Logistics | Hanoi |

### Set 8

The eighth set of 27 national treasures was designated on 15 January 2020 by Decision No. 88/QD-TTg signed by Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam.
| No. | Name | Date/Period/Culture | Owner | Location |
| 1 | Collection of precious stone objects Nha chương (牙璋) | c. 3500 Before Present (Phùng Nguyên culture) | Hùng Kings Museum | Việt Trì |
| 2 | Quảng Chính bronze drum | Đông Sơn culture | Quảng Ninh Provincial Museum | Hạ Long |
| 3 | Trà Lộc bronze drum | c. 2500 Before Present (Đông Sơn culture) | Quảng Trị Provincial Museum | Đông Hà |
| 4 | Wooden Linga-Yoni of Nhơn Thành | Óc Eo culture | Cần Thơ Municipal Museum | Cần Thơ |
| 5 | Wooden Buddha statue of Giồng Xoài | 4th-6th century (Óc Eo culture) | An Giang Provincial Museum | Long Xuyên |
| 6 | Stone Buddha statue of Khánh Bình | 6th-7th century (Óc Eo culture) | An Giang Provincial Museum | Long Xuyên |
| 7 | Stone lion statue of Hương Lãng temple | late 11th-12th century | Hương Lãng Buddhist temple | Văn Lâm District, Hưng Yên Province |
| 8 | The pair of stone lions at Ba Tam temple | 12th century | Bà Tấm temple | Gia Lâm District, Hanoi |
| 9 | The pair of Dharmapala statues at Nhan Son temple | 12th-13th century | Nhạn Sơn Buddhist temple | An Nhơn, Bình Định Province |
| 10 | Statue of Au Co mother goddess | 19th century | Âu Cơ mother goddess temple | Hạ Hòa District, Phú Thọ Province |
| 11 | Bell of Nhat Tao | 10th century | Nhật Tảo communal house | Bắc Từ Liêm District, Hanoi |
| 12 | Cổ Việt thôn Diên Phúc tự bi minh stele 古越村延福寺碑銘 | Ly (1157) and Tran (1317) dynasties | Cảnh Lâm Buddhist temple | Yên Mỹ District, Hưng Yên Province |
| 13 | Cliff inscription of King Lê Thái Tổ | 1431 CE | People's Committee of Hoa An District | Hòa An District, Cao Bằng Province |
| 14 | Đại Việt Lam Sơn Kính Lăng Bi stele (Lê Túc Tông's tomb stele) 大越藍山敬陵碑 | 1505 CE | Lam Kinh historic site | Thọ Xuân District, Thanh Hóa Province |
| 15 | Sùng chỉ bi ký stele 崇址碑記 | 1696 CE | Hà Tông Mục temple | Can Lộc District, Hà Tĩnh Province |
| 16 | Ngự kiến Thiên Mụ tự stele 御建天姥寺碑 | 1715 CE | Thiên Mụ Buddhist temple | Huế |
| 17 | 12 doctoral stelae of Bắc Ninh Confucian temple | 1889 CE | Bắc Ninh Confucian temple | Bắc Ninh |
| 18 | The top part of Champa Linh Thái temple-tower | 12th-13th century | Thừa Thiên Hue Provincial Museum | Huế |
| 19 | Bronze jar of Trần dynasty | 13th-14th century | Quảng Ninh Provincial Museum | Hạ Long |
| 20 | Multi-coloured glazed pottery pedestal dish | Later Lê dynasty early period c. 15th century | Quảng Ninh Provincial Museum | Hạ Long |
| 21 | Wooden liturgical mini pavilion decorated with red paint and gold gilding | 16th century | Bà Tấm temple | Gia Lâm District, Hanoi |
| 22 | Wooden mini throne with red paint and gold gilding | 16th century | Thái Bình Provincial Museum | Thái Bình |
| 23 | Lintel above altar of Diềm communal house | 17th century | Diềm communal house | Bắc Ninh |
| 24 | The ceremonial weapon at Đinh Tiên Hoàng temple | 17th century | Old Capital of Hoa Lư Historic Site | Hoa Lư District, Ninh Bình Province |
| 25 | The ceremonial weapons at Lê Đại Hành temple | 17th century | Old Capital of Hoa Lư Historic Site | Hoa Lư District, Ninh Bình Province |
| 26 | Long đao (blade) of Mạc dynasty | 17th-18th century | Mạc dynasty Memorial Historic Site | Hải Phòng |
| 27 | Lương Tài hầu chi ấn seal 良才侯之印 | 19th century | Ho Chi Minh City Museum | Ho Chi Minh City |

### Set 9

The ninth set of 24 national treasures was designated on 31 December 2020 by Decision No. 2283/QD-TTg signed by Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam.
| No. | Name | Date/Period/Culture | Owner | Location |
| 1 | Collection of arrowhead moulds in Co Loa | 3rd-2nd century BC Đông Sơn culture | Cổ Loa Historic Site | Hanoi |
| 2 | Collection of weaving tools in Phu Chanh | late 3rd-1st century BC | Bình Dương Provincial Museum | Thủ Dầu Một |
| 3 | Linga-Yoni of Linh Sơn | 7st century | An Giang Provincial Museum | Long Xuyên |
| 4 | Gold jewelries collection of Trà Veo 3 and Lâm Thượng | 10th-12th century | Quảng Ngãi Provincial Museum | Quảng Ngãi |
| 5 | Collection of lotus-shaped gold dishes in Cộng Vũ | 11th-12th century | State Treasury of Hưng Yên Province | Hưng Yên |
| 6 | Kính Hoa bronze drum | 4th-3rd century BC Đông Sơn culture | Private collection of Nguyễn Văn Kính | Hanoi |
| 7 | Ganesha statue | 7th-8th century Champa culture | Museum of Cham Sculpture | Da Nang |
| 8 | Gajasimha statue | 12th century Champa culture | Museum of Cham Sculpture | Da Nang |
| 9 | Statue of a male deity | 11th-12th century (Óc Eo culture) | Bạc Liêu Provincial Museum | Bạc Liêu |
| 10 | Statue of the enlightened Emperor Trần Nhân Tông | 17th century CE | Huệ Quang Pagoda, Yên Tử Buddhist complex | Uông Bí |
| 11 | Statue of Emperor Mạc Đăng Dung | 16th century CE | Trà Phương Buddhist temple | Hải Phòng |
| 12 | Three statues of Buddhas in the three times of But Thap temple | 17th century CE | But Thap Temple | Thuận Thành District, Bắc Ninh Province |
| 13 | Relief of Sarasvati | 12th century CE | Bình Định Provincial Museum | Quy Nhơn |
| 14 | Relief of King Po Rome | 17th century CE | Po Rome Tower | Ninh Phước District, Ninh Thuận Province |
| 15 | Relief of the Grand empress dowager Vũ Thị Ngọc Toàn | 16th century CE | Trà Phương Buddhist temple | Hải Phòng |
| 16 | Hòa Lai stele | late 8th-early 9th century | Ninh Thuận Provincial Museum | Phan Rang–Tháp Chàm |
| 17 | Stairway Railing of Hương Lãng temple | late 11th-early 12th century | Hương Lãng Buddhist temple | Văn Lâm District, Hưng Yên Province |
| 18 | Dragon handrail of Kính Thiên Palace | 15th century | Imperial Citadel of Thăng Long | Hanoi |
| 19 | Brown glazed pot in shape of Kinnari | 11th-12th century | Quảng Ninh Provincial Museum | Hạ Long |
| 20 | White glazed pot in shape of lotus | 11th-12th century | Quảng Ninh Provincial Museum | Hạ Long |
| 21 | Brown glazed cylindrical jar | 11th-12th century | Quảng Ninh Provincial Museum | Hạ Long |
| 22 | Stone altar of But Thap temple | 17th century CE | But Thap Temple | Thuận Thành District, Bắc Ninh Province |
| 23 | Lotus-shaped nine-storey prayer wheel of But Thap temple (Cửu Phẩm Liên Hoa) | 17th century CE | But Thap Temple | Thuận Thành District, Bắc Ninh Province |
| 24 | Lintel above altar of Thổ Hà communal house | 17th century CE | Thổ Hà communal house | Việt Yên, Bắc Giang Province |

### Set 10

The tenth set of 23 national treasures was designated on 25 December 2021 by Decision No. 2198/QĐ-TTg signed by Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam.
| No. | Name | Date/Period/Culture | Owner | Location |
| 1 | Gia Phú bronze drum | Đông Sơn culture | Lào Cai Provincial Museum | Lào Cai |
| 2 | Đông Sơn culture bronze jar | Đông Sơn culture | Quảng Ninh Provincial Museum | Hạ Long |
| 3 | Giồng Lớn golden mask | 1st century BC - 2nd century CE | Bà Rịa - Vũng Tàu Provincial Museum | Vũng Tàu |
| 4 | Long Giao bronze axes collection | 1st - 2nd century CE | Đồng Nai Provincial Museum | Biên Hòa |
| 5 | Relief of Buddhist of Linh Sơn Bắc | 3rd - 4th century | An Giang Provincial Museum | An Giang |
| 6 | Nandi ring of Giồng Cát | 5th century | An Giang Provincial Museum | An Giang |
| 7 | Vishnu statue of Bình Hòa | 6th - 7th century | Đồng Nai Provincial Museum | Biên Hòa |
| 8 | Gò Thành elephant-carved gold leaves collection | 6th - 8th century | An Giang Provincial Museum | Long Xuyên |
| 9 | Mỹ Sơn A10 altar | 9th - 10th century | A10 Temple, Mỹ Sơn sacred site | Duy Xuyên District, Quảng Nam Province |
| 10 | Phoenix-carved bodhi leaf of terracotta | 11th century | Imperial Citadel of Thăng Long | Hanoi |
| 11 | An Biên white glazed ceramic collection | 11th - 12th century | Trần Đình Thăng's private collection | Haiphong |
| 12 | Relief of Dharmapala of Mả Chùa | 12th century | Bình Định Provincial Museum | Quy Nhơn |
| 13 | An Sinh jar with glazed brown pattern | 13th century | Quảng Ninh Provincial Museum | Hạ Long |
| 14 | Trần dynasty brown glazed cylindrical jar | Trần dynasty | Quảng Ninh Provincial Museum | Hạ Long |
| 15 | Buddhist stone altar of Xuân Lũng pagoda | 14th century | Xuân Lũng Pagoda | Lâm Thao District, Phú Thọ province |
| 16 | Two royal ceramic bowls of Imperial Citadel of Thăng Long | 15th century | Imperial Citadel of Thăng Long | Hanoi |
| 17 | Multicoulour glazed pottery jar | 15th century | Quảng Ninh Provincial Museum | Hạ Long |
| 18 | Terracotta pagoda of An Xá temple | 16th - 17th century | An Xá Temple | Tiên Lữ District, Hưng Yên province |
| 19 | Tứ Kỳ Buddhist temple pillar-stele | 17th century | National Museum of Vietnamese History | Hanoi |
| 20 | Keo Buddhist temple pillar-stele | 17th century | Keo Pagoda | Vũ Thư District, Thái Bình Province |
| 21 | The golden seal Hoàng đế Tôn thân chi bảo 皇帝尊親㞢寶 | 1827 | National Museum of Vietnamese History | Hanoi |
| 22 | Woodblocks of book Enthusiastic Insights about Medical Practice by Hải Thượng Lãn Ông Hải Thượng y tông tâm lĩnh 海上醫宗心嶺 | 1885 | Bắc Ninh Provincial Museum | Bắc Ninh |
| 23 | Collection of the emblem of Vietnam sketches | 1953 - 1955 Artist Bùi Trang Chước | National Archives Center III State Records and Archives Department of Vietnam | Hanoi |

### Set 11

The eleventh set of 27 national treasures was designated on 30 January 2023 by Decision No. 41/QĐ-TTg signed by Deputy Prime Minister Trần Hồng Hà.
| No. | Name | Date/Period/Culture | Owner | Location |
| 1 | An Khê collection of Lower Paleolithic tools | Lower Paleolithic (c. 800.000 Before Present) | Gia Lai Provincial Museum | Pleiku |
| 2 | Tiên Nội I bronze drum | Đông Sơn culture (4th–3rd century BC) | Hà Nam Provincial Museum | Phủ Lý |
| 3 | Kính Hoa II bronze drum | 2nd–1st century BC | Private collection of Nguyễn Văn Kính | Hanoi |
| 4 | Đông Sơn culture bronze jar | Đông Sơn culture (3rd–2nd century BC) | Nam Hồng Royal Museum | Từ Sơn |
| 5 | Kính Hoa bronze jar | 3rd–2nd century BC | Private collection of Nguyễn Văn Kính | Hanoi |
| 6 | Collection of đàn đá of Bình Đa | 3000 BP | Đồng Nai Provincial Museum | Biên Hòa |
| 7 | Mukhalinga of Ba Thê | 6th century - Funan Kingdom | An Giang Provincial Museum | Long Xuyên |
| 8 | Pair of stone elephants at ancient Champa archaeological site of Vijaya | late 7th century - Champa kingdom | Vijaya | An Nhơn District, Bình Định Province |
| 9 | Two celadon dishes | Lý dynasty (6th–7th century) | Trần Đình Thăng's private collection | Haiphong |
| 10 | Blue purple glazed ceramic dish | Later Lê dynasty early period (15th century) | Trần Đình Thăng's private collection | Haiphong |
| 11 | Trần dynasty dragon head | Trần dynasty (13th century) | Thăng Long Heritage Conservation Center | Hanoi |
| 12 | Giầu Pagoda stele (Ngô gia thị bi) | Trần dynasty (9th year of Đại Trị – 1366) | Giầu pagoda | Phủ Lý |
| 13 | Tĩnh Lự Pagoda stone stele | Revival Lê dynasty (6th year of Phúc Thái – 1648) | Tĩnh Lự Pagoda | Gia Bình District, Bắc Ninh Province |
| 14 | The bell of Rối Pagoda | late 14th century | Hà Tĩnh Provincial Museum | Hà Tĩnh |
| 15 | Blue and white ceramic incense burner | Lê dynasty (15th century) | Trần Đình Thăng's private collection | Haiphong |
| 16 | Quan Âm statue of Cung Kiệm Pagoda | Later Lê dynasty early period (7th year of Thái Hoà – 1449) | Cung Kiệm Pagoda | Quế Võ District, Bắc Ninh Province |
| 17 | Collection of royal blue and white ceramic bowls and dishes in the later Lê dynasty early period | Later Lê dynasty early period (15th–early 16th century) | Thăng Long Heritage Conservation Center | Hanoi |
| 18 | Weapon collection of Trường Giảng Võ | 15th–18th century | Hanoi Museum | Hanoi |
| 19 | Terracotta altar of An Xá Temple | c. 16th century | An Xá Temple | Tiên Lữ District, Hưng Yên province |
| 20 | Two bronze agarwood burning towers, nghê statue lids | 16th–17th century | Trần Đình Thăng's private collection | Haiphong |
| 21 | Dragon handrail of Kính Thiên Palace | 17th century | Thăng Long Heritage Conservation Center | Hanoi |
| 22 | Set of three Patriarchs of the Trúc Lâm Zen sect statues of Phổ Minh Temple | 17th century | Phổ Minh Temple | Nam Định |
| 23 | The Revival Lê dynasty cannon | Revival Lê dynasty (17th century) | Thăng Long Heritage Conservation Center | Hanoi |
| 24 | Golden book of elevation for the Empress Dowager of the Nation | Revival Lê dynasty (57th year of Cảnh Hưng – 1796) | Vietnam National Museum of History | Hanoi |
| 25 | An Dương Vương statue | Nguyễn dynasty (1897) | Cổ Loa Historic Site - Thăng Long Heritage Conservation Center | Đông Anh District, Hanoi |
| 26 | Chân dung Chủ tịch Hồ Chí Minh Statue "Portrait of President Hồ Chí Minh" | 1946 Artist Nguyễn Thị Kim | Vietnam National Museum of History | Hanoi |
| 27 | The T-59 tank No. 377 | Battle of Kontum (1972) | People's Committee of Đăk Tô District, Kon Tum Province | Đăk Tô District, Kon Tum Province |