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A Tael To Tell

A Tael To Tell by Meremail.
I believe this is called a Vietnamese Tael but am happy to be advised otherwise. It has been a whiles ince Mrs Mail got it when we lived in Guam in 1981ish.

The story goes ( as I recall it) that during the war/s the Vietnamese would convert their assets to gold or silver and have them made into jewelry so that they were always able to get their hands on cash if needed. The tael came in sizes like quarter or half or full, and this gold one is either a quarter or half, can't remember which.
Not sure about the silver one.

Can't quite see how psychedelic can live with gold or silver, so this is the best I can come up with. I have sharpened the colour a bit.

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surfxdog  Pro User  says:

Cool stuff. Very interesting story to go with the shot. Well done.
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miler man  Pro User  says:

I had a Vietnamese student who told me that his family had gold pieces pieces hidden in their clothes when they escaped from Vietnam. Nice photo.
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j.towbin ©  Pro User  says:

Wow! What a great collection of gold and silver!
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sparkleice  Pro User  says:

Very interesting shot with a great combination of gold & silver.
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wmpe2000  Pro User  says:

A little peak into your gold bar collection! Nice shot.
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Kat Davis ©  Pro User  says:

You and Sue have very interesting collections!

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lemonyellowsky  Pro User  says:

This is a great pic & story. A good friend of mine is from Turkey, and whan a grl gets married, the family gives her gold bracelets as wedding gifts...as gold will almost always appreciate in value...so she may sell her bracelets one at a time if ever there be a need for cash assistance.
I do the savings bond thing, myself
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The Neepster  Pro User  says:

Lovely pic Jim - thanks for the history.

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Meremail  Pro User  says:

This springs to memory now that you mention it.
Thank you all for your interest. There are some great little stories around the world that we often don't hear. I really like the way this shot turned out too (of course) ;-)
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