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1 Cash - Gia Long Thông Bảo, zinc, 7 Phân
| Issuer | Empire of Vietnam |
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| Year | 1802-1820 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Four Chinese characters in regular script (kaishu) are arranged in cruciform fashion around a central square perforation, reading top-to-bottom and right-to-left: 嘉 (top), 隆 (bottom), 通 (right), 寶 (left), together forming the reign title and currency legend 嘉隆通寶 (Gia Long Thông Bảo). The characters are rendered in raised relief against an unadorned flat field, with no encircling border other than the plain outer rim. The overall design follows the classical Vietnamese-Sino cash coin tradition inherited from Chinese numismatic convention. |
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| Obverse script | Chinese (traditional, regular script) |
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| Reverse description | The reverse features two Chinese characters in regular script arranged horizontally flanking the central square perforation: 七 (thất, meaning 'seven') to the right and 分 (phân, meaning 'phân') to the left, together reading 七分 (Thất Phân), denoting the coin's weight of seven phân. The characters are cast in raised relief against a plain, unadorned field bounded by a simple outer rim. No additional ornamentation or mint marks are present. |
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