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1 Cash - Minh Mạng Thông Bảo, small type
| Issuer | Empire of Vietnam |
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| Year | 1820-1822 |
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| Value | 1 Cash |
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| Obverse lettering | 明命通寶 (Translation: Minh Mạng Thông Bảo — Minh Mạng (Emperor) / Universal currency) |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Minh Mạng took the throne in 1820 following the death of Gia Long, founder of the Nguyễn dynasty, and these early cash coins were among the first struck under his authority. The "small type" designation distinguishes this issue from later, heavier castings produced as the reign stabilized — a common pattern in Vietnamese imperial coinage where early-reign pieces were cast with less consistency before standards were formalized. Minh Mạng would go on to reign until 1841, making these 1820–1822 issues the rarest within his otherwise well-represented series.