Transfer of golden seal ‘Emperor’s treasure’ from France to Vietnam

Golden seal "The Emperor's treasure" (Source: Government Newspaper).

The Hoang Gia Nam Hong Museum Company in the Northern province of Bac Ninh is the representative unit to do relevant legal procedures to ensure the interests of relevant units under the law of the Republic of France. Besides, the company will preserve, showcase and collaborate with the Vietnam National Museum of History to protect and promote the values of the golden seal at Hoang Gia Nam Hong Museum under the regulations of the Cultural Heritage Law.

On November 12, 2022, the Department of Cultural Heritage signed an agreement on negotiating the purchase of the “Emperor chi bao” gold seal from France to bring to Vietnam and transferring the gold seal to the state with Co., Ltd. Nam Hong Royal Museum. Including the commitment: Party A and Mr. Nguyen The Hong personally commit and guarantee that the golden seal will only be transferred to the State through the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, on the basis of compliance with the regulations of the Government. Article 43 of the Law on Cultural Heritage after an appropriate period of time when Party A no longer needs to own, display, and promote value at the Royal Nam Hong Museum, Bac Ninh, Vietnam. Transfer costs include the cost of hiring a lawyer to negotiate; Cost of purchasing gold seals from Millon auction house, France (including related taxes and fees); Cost of bringing the gold seal back to the country (customs and international shipping costs).

The Golden seal "The Emperor's treasure" is a cultural heritage of utmost importance to the nation, a symbol of political power in a certain historical period of Vietnam's historical process, marking an important milestone for the transition from more than a thousand years of monarchy to democracy for the Vietnamese people-the new Vietnamese state-the Democratic Republic, the predecessor of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, the Ho Chi Minh era.

Determined to collect and repatriate gold seals to Vietnam not only to supplement and complete collections of antiques, treasures, and cultural heritage that were lost or illegally brought abroad, but also to affirm our position, the influence of the nation; the correctness and priority of the Party and State in preserving, preserving and promoting the value of cultural heritage, meeting the people’s increasing need for cultural enjoyment, enhancing national self-esteem, Build and develop an advanced Vietnamese culture, rich in national identity, contributing to the world’s cultural heritage treasure.

This is also to ensure the integrity of cultural heritage – a content that UNESCO pays great attention to in preserving cultural heritage; demonstrates its role in implementing international commitments in international conventions that Vietnam participates in.