KIM- THANH VIETNAM GOLD TAEL SHEETS
KIM THANH A PRE-1975 REFINER BULLION DEALER IN SAIGON AND HANOI IN VIETNAM, AS WELL AS PHNOM PENH IN CAMBODIA AND THE CROWN COLONY OF HONG KONG
FAMOUS THROUGHOUT SOUTHEST ASIA BEFORE AND DURING THE VIETNAM WAR, THESE BARS WERE USED BY REFUGEES FLEEING VIETNAM AND CAMBODIA TO ESCAPE THE COMMUNISTS REGIMES . 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". MANY 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 IN FOREIGN LANDS.
CONTAINS A TOTAL OF 37.5 GRAMS OF .9999 PURE GOLD
(1.2058 OZ AGW)
IN ORIGINAL ISSUED WRAPPER.