A collection of coins ranging from 350 B.C. to 1945 A.D. Left-to-right, up-to-down: A Nhat Hua division of knife money (Koksmes) from the Kingdom of Yên, a Bán Lượng from the Tần Dynasty (the first Chinese Empire), a Ngu Xu coin from the Hán Dynasty, a coin from Vương Mãng's Tân Dynasty, a Kai Nguyen Thong Bao coin from the Đường Dynasty, one cast and one machine-struck coin from the Thanh Dynasty. A Korean 5 Văn coin that reads Truoc Binh Thong Bao, a Japanese 4 Văn coin that reads Khoan Vang Thong Bao. Viet-Namese coins from various periods, a Quang Trung Thong Bao coin from the Tây Son Dynasty, Nguyễn Dynasty era coins beginning with Minh Mang, a French Indo-Chinese 2 Sapèque machine struck coin, a French-made Tonkinese Sapèque (Northern-Vietnam only) made from zinc, a 10 Văn reading Thanh Thai Thong Bao, and finally a 10 Văn reading Bao Dai Thong Bao, the last coins of this type ever produced in the world.