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1 Cash - Diên Ninh Thông Bảo
| Issuer | Empire of Vietnam |
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| Year | 1453-1459 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | Central square perforation surrounded by a raised square rim, with four Chinese characters in regular script (kaishu) occupying the four cardinal fields. The four-character reign legend reads clockwise from the top: 延 (top), 通 (right), 寧 (bottom), 寶 (left), following the standard Vietnamese cash coin reading convention of top-bottom, right-left. The characters are boldly cast in relief against a flat field, with a broad, plain outer rim encircling the entire design. The coin exhibits a dark patina with areas of copper-red highlighting the raised legends. |
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| Obverse lettering | 延寧通寶 (Translation: Diên Ninh Thông Bảo — "Diên Ninh circulating treasure"; Diên Ninh being the second reign era of Lê Nhân Tông, 1454–1459 / Universal currency) |
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Diên Ninh was the reign title of Lê Nhân Tông, who ascended the Vietnamese throne as a child of around two years old in 1442 following the death of Lê Thái Tông. Real power during the early reign sat with the empress dowager and senior court officials. The cash issues of this period reflect administrative continuity rather than any monetary reform — the young emperor's reign title was simply applied to an established casting program.
Hartill's attribution places this firmly within the Later Lê series, a dynasty that would endure, with interruptions, until 1789.