Proposal to recognize the "Emperor's Treasure" golden seal as a national treasure

The People's Committee of Bac Ninh province has just reported on the current status of protection, preservation and promotion of the value of national treasures of the province.

The document of the People's Committee of Bac Ninh province sent to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism said that Bac Ninh province has assigned the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism to select artifacts according to the guiding criteria to build a dossier to propose recognition of national treasures in the 13th phase, 2024.

The People's Committee of Bac Ninh province requested the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism to review and report to the Council for appraisal of artifacts and artifact dossiers, and submit to the Prime Minister for recognition of national treasures in the 13th period, 2024 for the gold seal "Hoang De Chi Bao"

Up to now, the assigned agency has completed the dossier to propose recognition as a national treasure for the Kim Bao artifact "Hoang De Chi Bao".

On that basis, the People's Committee of Bac Ninh province requested the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism to review and report to the Council for appraisal of artifacts and artifact dossiers, and submit to the Prime Minister for recognition of national treasures in the 13th period, 2024 for the "Hoang De Chi Bao" gold seal.

The golden seal “Hoang De Chi Bao” is currently on display at the Nam Hong Royal Museum (Tu Son City, Bac Ninh Province). Mr. Nguyen The Hong - Director of Nam Hong Royal Museum Company Limited is the owner of this treasure.

The “Hoang De Chi Bao” golden seal is the largest, most beautiful, precious and important golden seal of the Nguyen Dynasty. The seal is 10.4 cm high, weighs 10.78 kg, has a square face, and measures 13.8 x 13.7 cm. The base of the seal is printed with the words “Hoang De Chi Bao” (Emperor’s Treasure).

According to the book "Imperial Code of Dai Nam", the golden seal was used for public and political activities of the Nguyen Dynasty such as celebrations, granting grace, pardoning, inspecting localities, and issuing royal decrees to foreign countries.

The “Hoang De Chi Bao” gold seal is among the 14 “kim ngoc, bao ti” (golden seals, jade seals) that Emperor Minh Mang had made during his reign (1820-1841). Of these, 13 are still kept at the Vietnam National Museum of History. The only remaining one is the “Hoang De Chi Bao” seal, which had a difficult fate, but was eventually repatriated to the homeland, creating a perfect and complete collection of Minh Mang era seals.

According to experts, beyond its aesthetic beauty, the golden seal "Hoang De Chi Bao" carries the symbolic meaning of a dynasty and of Emperor Minh Mang, who had the merit of expanding the territory, affirming the position of Dai Nam on the world map.

At the same time, the precious seal is also evidence associated with an important historical event, opening a new era for the country./.

Source: https://toquoc.vn/de-nghi-cong-nhan-an-vang-hoang-de-chi-bao-la-bao-vat-quoc-gia-20241014120330741.htm