一九世紀ベトナムにおける鋳銭事業の展開

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  • The Development of Coin Minting Enterprises in 19th Century Vietnam
  • イチキュウセイキ ベトナム ニ オケル チュウセン ジギョウ ノ テンカイ
公開日
2016-09
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journal article
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東洋文庫

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The Nguyễn Dynasty, which was founded in 1802, soon established a minting bureau in Hanoi, known at first as Bắc thành đúc tiền cục (北城鑄錢局), then Bảo tuyền cục (寶泉局), and finally Thông bảo cục (通寶局). This bureau remained the largest minting enterprise in Vietnam and played an important role in the issuance of coinage by the Nguyễn Dynasty. Coin minting of the early Nguyễn Period was characterized by enterprises funded by private capital and the involvement of Chinese entrepreneurs in the minting process. During the Gia Long period, private transactions of primary coin metals was initially permitted; however, after this activity lead to inflation the price of copper, copper and zinc transactions were strict regulated by the state. After the enthronement of second emperor Minh Mệnh, the Dynasty’s minting was altered dramatically. In addition to the bureau at Hanoi, Minh Mệnh established another bureau at Hue called Bảo hóa cục (寶貨局), in order to increase coin minting capacity in the capital. During the reigns of Minh Mệnh and his successor Thiệu Trị, privately funded minting and Chinese involvement ended, by the state taking direct control of the entire process. Artisans employed by the government in minting were recruited from villages specializing in the handicraft industries, such as a Tráng Liệt Village in Bắc Ninh Province. These changes in the minting system were accompanied by a change of consciousness emphasizing the state’s prerogative regarding coinage and the negative aspects of private sector and foreign involvement. The enthronement of fourth emperor Tự Đức in 1848 brought about further changes to Vietnam’s minting system. After a series of deliberations about possible minting systems in 1849, minting furnaces were increased in the provinces, the embargo on zinc transactions was lifted and the private sector was once again permitted to mint coins, including Chinese ventures. In the background of these changes lay the shortage of coins that had occurred since the Tự Đức Period. Such factors as the withdrawal of non-official coins from circulation, increases in the demand for currency stimulated by population growth and the accumulation of an enormous stock of coins in the national treasury contributed to the shortage, all demanding that the central government increase the money supply as soon as possible, leading to the reactivation of private sector minting, including Chinese ventures.

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  • 東洋学報

    東洋学報 98 (2), 29-59, 2016-09

    東洋文庫

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