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1 Cash - Càn Phù Nguyên Bảo
| Issuer | Empire of Vietnam |
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| Year | 1039-1041 |
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| Value | 1 Cash |
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| Obverse script | Chinese (traditional, regular script) |
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| Reverse description | Completely plain and uninscribed reverse, uniface in design, featuring only the central square perforation flanked by a smooth, flat field and a plain raised outer rim. No symbols, decorative elements, or legends are present. The surface shows natural copper patination consistent with the casting technique employed during the Lý dynasty. |
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Càn Phù Nguyên Bảo was issued under Lý Thái Tông, the second emperor of the Lý dynasty, during the reign period Càn Phù Hữu Đạo. The Lý court had only recently consolidated power after the chaotic fragmentation that followed Đinh and early Lê rule, and coin production under these early Lý issues was still inconsistent — casting quality and flan preparation vary considerably across surviving examples. Toda's cataloguing of this type in the late 19th century remains the foundational reference, though Barker's later classification refined the typology based on calligraphic variants in the inscription.