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1 Cash - Cảnh Hưng Thông Bảo, Trung
| Issuer | Empire of Vietnam |
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| Year | 1740-1786 |
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| Value | 1 Cash |
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| Reverse description | Plain reverse with a central square hole surrounded by a raised inner rim and a plain outer rim, both concentric with the coin's edge. A single Chinese ideogram 中 (Trung) appears in the field, denoting Trung Đô Phủ (Central Metropolitan District), indicating the mint or administrative authority of issue. The field is otherwise unadorned, with a slightly rough cast surface consistent with Vietnamese cash production of the period. The character's placement varies by variety, appearing either above or below the square aperture. |
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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 actual power remained with the Trịnh lords in the north. The coinage issued under this title is consequently vast and extraordinarily varied — Barker catalogues well over a hundred distinct types bearing the Cảnh Hưng name, minted across decades of political fragmentation and intermittent warfare with the southern Nguyễn lords. The "Trung" reverse inscription on this piece denotes a specific emission within that sprawling series, likely tied to administrative or fiscal distinctions that minting authorities used to track output across multiple furnaces.