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1 Cash - Cảnh Hưng Thông Bảo, Seal script
| Issuer | Empire of Vietnam |
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| Year | 1740-1786 |
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| Shape | Round with a square hole |
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| Reverse description | Plain, featureless reverse with a central square perforation enclosed by a raised inner rim and a plain raised outer rim. The field between the rims is smooth and entirely devoid of inscription or decoration, consistent with the uniface casting tradition of Vietnamese Lê-dynasty cash coinage. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Cảnh Hưng was the reign title of Lê Hiển Tông, who ruled nominally for 46 years while real power remained with the Trịnh lords in the north. The cash coinage issued under this title is among the most varied in Vietnamese numismatic history — Barker documents dozens of distinct types distinguished by script style, module, and weight, reflecting decentralized production across multiple casting facilities rather than any unified mint authority. The seal-script variant catalogued here represents one of the more deliberately archaic stylistic choices, likely intended to signal legitimacy through classical Chinese calligraphic convention.