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1 Cash - Cảnh Hưng Chính Bảo
| Issuer | Imperial Court of the Lê Dynasty (Vietnam) |
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| Year | 1740-1776 |
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| Currency | Cash (970-1868) |
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| Obverse description | Central square perforation surrounded by a raised square rim, with four Chinese characters arranged in cruciform reading clockwise from top: 景 (Cảnh), 興 (Hưng), 寶 (Bảo), 正 (Chính), together forming the reign-era inscription 景興正寶 (Cảnh Hưng Chính Bảo). The characters are rendered in regular script (kaishu) in raised relief against a flat field. An outer circular rim encloses the composition. The overall casting is typical of Vietnamese cash coinage of the Lê dynasty, with moderate relief and a patinated copper surface showing verdigris consistent with age. |
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| Obverse lettering | 景 寶 正 興 (Translation: Cảnh Hưng Chính Bảo Cảnh Hưng (era of Lê Hiển Tông, 1740-1786) / Orthodox currency) |
| Reverse description | Plain reverse featuring a central square perforation flanked by a raised inner square rim and an outer circular rim, with no inscriptions or decorative motifs. The flat field displays faint casting striations and areas of green patination across the copper surface, consistent with Vietnamese cash coins of this period. The absence of reverse legends is characteristic of the standard circulation issue of the Cảnh Hưng Chính Bảo type. |
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