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1 Cash - Cảnh Hưng Thông Bảo, Regular script, contracted Bảo
| Issuer | Lê dynasty (Vietnam) |
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| Year | 1740-1786 |
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| Shape | Round with a square hole |
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| Obverse description | Cast copper cash coin featuring a central square perforation framed by a raised inner rim and outer rim. Four Chinese characters in regular script (kaishu) are disposed in the four quadrants around the central hole, read in the traditional order top-bottom, right-left: 景 (top), 興 (bottom), 通 (right), 寶 (left), forming the legend Cảnh Hưng Thông Bảo. The character 寶 appears in its contracted form, a distinguishing feature of this variety. The fields show the characteristic flat, slightly irregular surface typical of Vietnamese cast coinage, with an overall green patina consistent with age. |
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| Obverse lettering | 景 宝 通 興 (Translation: Cảnh Hưng Thông Bảo Cảnh Hưng (era of Lê Hiển Tông, 1740-1786) / Universal currency) |
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| Edge | Plain |
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