Vietnamese mạch
The mạch (chữ Hán: 陌) was a Vietnamese currency unit introduced in 1837 during the Nguyễn dynasty, the mạch represented a value of 60 văn (文, or 60 zinc cash coins) and was itself 1⁄10 of the quán (貫).
| chữ Hán: 陌 (mạch) | |
|---|---|
A Tự Đức Niên Tạo (嗣德年造) silver ingot of 2 quán and 5 mạch (貳貫五陌). | |
| Denominations | |
| Superunit | |
| 10 | Quán (貫) |
| Subunit | |
| 1⁄60 | văn (文) |
| Demographics | |
| Date of introduction | 1837 |
| User(s) | Đại Nam, French Indochina (until 1945) |
| This infobox shows the latest status before this currency was rendered obsolete. | |
The mạch currency unit was used on both copper-alloy cash coins and silver ingots, the only series of cash coins to use the character "mạch" (陌) in its inscription was the Tự Đức Bảo Sao (嗣德寶鈔) cash coins, but had been previously used as a denomination (by imperial decree) for larger cash coins under the Minh Mạng Emperor. Unlike smaller coins, cash coins denominated in mạch were usually strung in strings of 10 coins.
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