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1 Cash - Quang Trung Thông Bảo, with An Nam
| Issuer | Empire of Vietnam |
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| Year | 1788-1792 |
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| Diameter | 25 mm |
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| Obverse description | Cast copper cash coin with a central square hole. Four Chinese characters in regular script (kaishu) are arranged in cruciform fashion around the central perforation, reading top, bottom, right, left: 光 (Quang), 中 (Trung), 通 (Thông), 寶 (Bảo). The characters are rendered in raised relief within a plain, unadorned field, typical of Vietnamese cast coinage of the late eighteenth century. The rim is a simple raised border with no additional ornamentation. |
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| Reverse lettering | 安南 (Translation: An Nam / Vietnam) |
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Quang Trung — born Nguyễn Huệ — ruled for barely four years before dying in 1792, likely in his late thirties, cutting short what had been a remarkably aggressive military and administrative program. He had seized the throne after leading the Tây Sơn forces that crushed a 29,000-strong Qing Chinese invasion at the Battle of Đống Đa in early 1789, a victory so swift the campaign lasted roughly five days. Cash coinage under his reign was issued in parallel with ongoing military consolidation; the "An Nam" inscription reflects his bid for Qing recognition of Vietnamese sovereignty, which Beijing ultimately granted posthumously.