The golden seal "Emperor's Treasure" is proposed to be considered and recognized as a national treasure.

VHO - The People's Committee of Bac Ninh province requested the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism to review and appraise the dossier of the Kim Bao artifact "Hoang De Chi Bao" at the Nam Hong Royal Museum (Dinh Bang ward, Tu Son city), and submit it to the Prime Minister for recognition as a national treasure in the 13th phase, in 2024.

The Golden Emperor's Treasure is proposed to be reviewed and submitted to the Prime Minister for recognition as a national treasure in the 13th batch, 2024.

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 to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

Accordingly, in order to strengthen the protection, preservation and promotion of the value of national treasures in the province in the coming time, the People's Committee of Bac Ninh province requested the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism to review and appraise the dossier of the Kim Bao artifact "Hoang De Chi Bao" at the Nam Hong Royal Museum (Dinh Bang ward, Tu Son city), and submit it to the Prime Minister for recognition as a national treasure in the 13th phase, 2024.

Implementing the guidance document of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the People's Committee of Bac Ninh province assigned the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism to preside over and coordinate with the Nam Hong Royal Museum to build a dossier of the Kim Bao artifact "Hoang De Chi Bao" to request the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism to appraise and submit to the Prime Minister for recognition as a national treasure in the 13th period, 2024.

The Nguyen Dynasty's Imperial Seal is 10.4 cm high, weighs 10.78 kg, and measures 13.8 cm x 13.7 cm. The bottom is embossed with 4 seal characters: Imperial Seal.

The Nam Hong Royal Museum (Bac Ninh) is the unit responsible for preserving, displaying, and coordinating with relevant units to protect and promote the value of the gold seal according to the provisions of the Law on Cultural Heritage.

On August 30, 1945, when announcing his abdication, King Bao Dai chose the most beautiful and precious seal, the symbol of the Nguyen Dynasty monarchy, the golden seal "Hoang De Chi Bao" and the sword that his father, King Khai Dinh (1916 - 1925), gave him, to hand over to the revolutionary government.

Mr. Tran Huy Lieu, representing the revolutionary government, received this symbolic set of seals and swords and had them transferred to Hanoi right before President Ho Chi Minh, on behalf of the provisional government of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam, read the Declaration of Independence at Ba Dinh Square on September 2, 1945.

In 1952, these two antiques fell into the hands of the French and on March 8, 1952, the French held a ceremony to return the seal and sword to former Emperor Bao Dai as Head of State, and they were then brought to France in 1953.

Before passing away (in 1997), Bao Dai left all his assets in France, including the golden seal “Hoang De Chi Bao” to his wife, Ms. Monique Baudot, a French woman. Ms. Monique Baudot passed away in 2021, the above assets belong to the heirs and will be auctioned in November 2022.

Besides its historical, cultural and artistic values, the “Hoang De Chi Bao” golden seal is a cultural heritage of great significance to the nation, a symbol of political power in a certain historical period in the history of Vietnam.

After more than a year of negotiation, discussion and implementation of related legal procedures, on the afternoon of November 16, 2023 (French time) at the Vietnamese Embassy in France, the ceremony of transferring the Golden Seal "Hoang De Chi Bao" to the Vietnamese side officially took place.

The necessary procedures for the transfer of the Emperor's golden seal from France to Vietnam have been carried out.

After repatriation, Nam Hong Royal Museum Company Limited (Bac Ninh) is the unit responsible for preserving, displaying, and coordinating with related units to protect and promote the value of the gold seal at Nam Hong Royal Museum (Bac Ninh) according to the provisions of the Law on Cultural Heritage.

Currently, Bac Ninh province has 18 artifacts and groups of artifacts recognized as National Treasures, including: Amitabha Buddha Statue (Phat Tich Pagoda, Tien Du District); Thousand-Eyed, Thousand-Armed Buddha Statue (But Thap Pagoda, Thuan Thanh Town); Xa Loi Thap Minh Stele (Bac Ninh Museum); Stone Dragon (Snake God), Le Van Thinh Temple, Gia Binh District; Dragon-carved stone pillar of Dam Pagoda (Nam Son Ward, Bac Ninh City); Diem Communal House Gate (Hoa Long Ward, Bac Ninh City); Bac Ninh Temple of Literature Doctorate Stele (Dai Phuc Ward, Bac Ninh City); Hai Thuong Y Tong Tam Linh wooden block (Bac Ninh Museum); Dong Son Culture bronze jar (Nam Hong Royal Museum)...

Bac Ninh has issued many policies on cultural development in general, including the task of protecting and promoting heritage; prioritizing investment in funds to restore relics that store national treasures.

During the process of restoration and embellishment of projects, there are plans to absolutely protect the safety of artifacts and treasures of the relics. Relics with national treasures are regularly protected against termites to ensure the safety of the construction and protect the national treasures at the relics. Treasures kept at museums are inspected and preserved periodically every year according to regulations.

Source: https://baovanhoa.vn/van-hoa/an-vang-hoang-de-chi-bao-duoc-de-nghi-xem-xet-cong-nhan-la-bao-vat-quoc-gia-108375.html