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1 Cash - Gia Thái Thông Bảo
| Issuer | Lê Dynasty |
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| Year | 1573-1599 |
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| Diameter | 24 mm |
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| Obverse script | Chinese (traditional, regular script) |
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| Reverse description | Plain reverse field with a central square hole, flanked by a raised inner rim and a raised outer rim at the coin's edge. The reverse is devoid of inscription or decorative motifs, consistent with standard Vietnamese cash coinage of the Lê dynasty period. The surface displays an even green patina with areas of encrustation typical of cast copper alloy coins recovered from burial contexts. |
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Gia Thái was the reign title of Lê Thế Tông, who ascended the throne as a child king in 1573 under the effective control of the Trịnh lords — a power arrangement that would define the Lê dynasty's final two centuries. The coinage issued under his name circulated during a period when the Mạc pretenders still held Cao Bằng in the north, meaning two rival courts were producing cash coins simultaneously, and attribution of unmarked pieces to either authority remains genuinely contested among specialists.