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1 Cash - Nguyên Phong Thông Bảo, Running script
| Issuer | Empire of Vietnam |
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| Year | 1251-1258 |
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| Weight | 3.23 g |
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| Obverse description | Four Chinese characters in running script (xingshu) arranged in cruciform reading clockwise around a central square perforation: 元 (top), 寶 (right), 通 (bottom), 豐 (left), together forming the reign title and legend Nguyên Phong Thông Bảo. The characters are rendered in a fluid, cursive calligraphic style characteristic of the running script tradition. The coin displays a plain raised rim encircling the field, with no additional decorative elements. The surface shows typical casting texture with verdigris patination consistent with the age and copper alloy composition. |
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| Mintage | ND (1251-1258) |
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Nguyên Phong was the reign title of Trần Thái Tông, the first emperor of the Trần dynasty, who held power during one of the most consequential periods in Vietnamese history — the first Mongol invasion of Đại Việt in 1258. The running script (thảo thư) calligraphy distinguishes this type from the more common standard-script issues catalogued by Toda, and points to a separate casting run rather than a stylistic accident. Toda 17 is among the scarcer attributions in the early Trần sequence.