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1 Cash - Cảnh Thịnh Thông Bảo
| Issuer | Empire of Vietnam |
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| Year | 1792-1801 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse lettering | 景盛通寶 (Translation: Cảnh Thịnh Thông Bảo — Cảnh Thịnh (Emperor) / Universal currency) |
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| Mintage | ND (1792-1801) |
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Cảnh Thịnh was the reign title of Nguyễn Quang Toản, the last ruler of the Tây Sơn dynasty, who took the throne as a child of ten following his father Nguyễn Huệ's sudden death in 1792. The dynasty was already under military pressure from Nguyễn Ánh in the south, and these cash coins were struck throughout a decade of near-continuous campaigning that ended with the Tây Sơn's complete destruction in 1802 — making the entire nine-year reign essentially a protracted final act.
The agreement across Barker, Toda, and Hartill on this type reflects a reasonably well-documented issue, though attribution between northern and southern Tây Sơn mints remains imprecise for many specimens.