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1 Cash - Cảnh Hưng Thông Bảo, Regular script, with dot
| Issuer | Imperial Court of the Later Lê Dynasty |
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| Year | 1740-1786 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse description | Plain reverse with a central square perforation framed by a raised square rim, surrounded by a smooth flat field and a raised outer circular rim. A single raised dot appears above the square hole in the upper field, serving as the primary distinguishing mark of this variety (Toda#102). The reverse is otherwise entirely blank, devoid of further inscription or decorative elements, consistent with standard Vietnamese cast cash coinage practice of the period. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Cảnh Hưng was the longest reigning monarch of the Later Lê Dynasty, yet his reign was administrative fiction for most of its duration — real power had passed entirely to the Trịnh lords by the mid-eighteenth century. The court continued striking cash coinage in the emperor's name as a matter of legitimacy theater, which is precisely why Cảnh Hưng issues are so numerous and so varied. Barker documents dozens of distinct varieties for this reign alone, differentiated by script style, reverse marks, and minor die details like the dot recorded here.