(VOVworld) - People will have opportunities to contemplate gold books and other royal gold objects of the Nguyen Dynasty from March 31 at the Vietnam National Museum of History in Hanoi.

As many as 21 gold books and 10 royal objects of the Nguyen Dynasty will be showcased for the first time, the Museum said on March 9. The books, made of such precious metals as gold or silver, were used to record significant royal events and rituals, such as coronation, enthronement, among others. They were compiled by the kings or high-level courtiers themselves.