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1 Cash - Cảnh Hưng Thông Bảo, Regular script, zinc
| Issuer | Empire of Vietnam |
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| Year | 1740-1786 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Reverse description | Reverse is entirely plain and uninscribed, presenting a smooth, flat field surrounding the central square perforation. No decorative elements, mint marks, or legends are present. The annular border mirrors that of the obverse, and the uniface design is characteristic of lower-denomination Vietnamese cash coins of the Lê dynasty. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Cảnh Hưng was the longest-reigning monarch of the Later Lê dynasty, ruling nominally from 1740 to 1786 — nominally, because real power rested entirely with the Trịnh lords, who reduced the emperor to a ritual figurehead in Thăng Long while the country fractured between north and south. Cash coins of this reign were struck across an extraordinarily long production window, which accounts for the dramatic variation in fabric, weight, and alloy composition seen across surviving examples. Zinc issues like this one represent a deliberate departure from the brass norm, reflecting chronic copper shortages that worsened as the Trịnh-Nguyễn conflict drained resources across multiple generations.