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1 Cash - Cảnh Hưng Tống Bảo, Thượng
| Issuer | Empire of Vietnam |
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| Year | 1740-1786 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse lettering | 景 寶 通 興 (Translation: Cảnh Hưng Thông Bảo Cảnh Hưng (era of Lê Hiển Tông, 1740-1786) / Universal currency) |
| Reverse description | A single Chinese character 上 (Thượng, meaning 'superior' or 'upper') appears above the central square hole in bold regular script, serving as a mint or administrative district mark identifying provinces near the Yunnan border region. The reverse field is otherwise plain, enclosed within a raised outer border. The character is well-centered and clearly struck relative to the perforation. |
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Cảnh Hưng was the longest-reigning monarch of the Lê dynasty's restoration period, ruling nominally for over four decades while real power shifted between competing Trịnh lords in the north and, later, the insurgent Tây Sơn brothers in the south. The coinage issued under his reign name is consequently vast and varied — Toda catalogued dozens of distinct types, and the Thượng ("superior") designation here indicates a quality or weight classification within what was a deliberately tiered production system.
The Trịnh lords controlled the northern mints effectively throughout this period, making imperial attribution something of a legal fiction stamped in copper.