Reign title: Chính Hòa XV (1694)

Erection time: on 2nd of 3rd Lunar month of 1717

Size: 187cm in height, 126cm in width, 27cm in thickness 

Shape: flat, stone gray color 

Indentification:

The top of the stele is decorated with two phoenixes flanked by clouds, the sun, and the moon. The edges of the stele is decorated with “Bảo Tiên” flowers. The tortoise bearing the stele has a round head, a short neck, small eyes, a wide mouth, no teeth, an arched back, and long legs with 5 toes clustered together. The top of the stele is engraved with the date the exam was organized on.

This National exam had more than 2,000 participants. After the fourth test, the mandarins overseeing the exam selected Ngô Công Trạc and four other candidates as winners. The following month they were invited to sit for the 2nd round of the examinations at the Royal Palace. As a result, all the candidates were awarded the title of 3rd class.: Ngô Công Trạc, Phạm Công Hoàn, Lê Anh Tuấn, Ngô Vi Nho, Nguyễn Duy Viên.