Annam

Protectorate of Annam

Protectorate of France (1883-1887), Protectorate within French Indochina (1887-1945, 1945-1949)

Location: Southeast Asia

Capital City: Huế

Government type: Absolute monarchy under French protection

Main languages: Vietnamese, French

Main religions: Mahayana Buddhism, Catholic Christianity, Confucianism, Taoism, Vietnamese Folk Religion

Chronology

1883: Annam and Tonkin become protectorates of France

1887: Becomes a constituent within French Indochina

1940-1945: Vichy French administration

1945: Japanese occupation, end of French protectorate unilaterally declared, French rule restored 5 months later

1949: French Indochina dissolved, Annam and Cochinchina united as State of Vietnam within French Union

Note: Although Tonkin was also a protectorate nominally under the emperor of Vietnam, Annam is listed on its own here since Tonkin did issue a unique coin, and because Annam, being home to the imperial capital of Huế, is where the Vietnamese monarchs exercised most of the limited authority the French allowed them, while it was considerably weaker in Tonkin. Most coin catalogues have these coins under Vietnam, but I've chosen to count them in their own dedicated Annam section to better reflect the political structure of French Indochina.

Currency

Văn (1883-1945) (continuation of the Vietnamese currency system used since 970)

Coins from Annam in the collection

•1 Văn, Emperor Đồng Khánh (1885-1889) (brass, KM#606a)

•1 Văn, 1920-1925 (Emperor Khải Định (1916-1925), brass, KM#655)

•10 Văn, 1893-1907 (Emperor Thành Thái (1889-1907), brass, Huế and Thanh Hóa mints, KM#628)

•10 Văn, Emperor Duy Tân (1907-1916) (brass, KM#652)

•10 Văn, 1932-1945 (Emperor Bảo Đại (1925-1945), brass, KM#664)