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1 Cash - Cảnh Hưng Thông Bảo, Regular script
| Issuer | Empire of Vietnam |
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| Year | 1740-1786 |
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| Currency | Cash (970-1868) |
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| Obverse description | Cast bronze cash coin featuring a central square perforation surrounded by a plain raised rim on both the inner and outer borders. Four Chinese characters in regular script (kaishu) are arranged in cruciform fashion around the central hole, read top-to-bottom then right-to-left: 景 (top), 興 (bottom), 通 (right), 寶 (left), rendering the legend 景興通寶 (Cảnh Hưng Thông Bảo). The characters are rendered in moderate relief against a flat field, exhibiting the characteristic style of Vietnamese Lê dynasty cash coinage. The coin's surface shows the typical granular texture associated with sand-cast production. |
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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) |
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| Mintage | ND (1740-1786) - Thông with closed head and one dot - ND (1740-1786) - Thông with closed head and two dots - ND (1740-1786) - Thông with open head and 'Zhen' Bảo - ND (1740-1786) - Thông with open head and one dot - ND (1740-1786) - Thông with open head and two dots - |
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