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1 Cash - Tự Đức Thông Bảo, zinc
| Issuer | Empire of Vietnam |
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| Year | 1848-1871 |
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| Technique | Cast |
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| Obverse description | Cast zinc cash coin bearing four Chinese characters in regular script (kaishu) arranged in cruciform reading order around a central square hole. The legend reads 嗣德通寶 (Tự Đức Thông Bảo), meaning 'Circulating Treasure of Tự Đức', with 嗣德 reading top-to-bottom and 通寶 reading right-to-left. Each character is rendered in raised relief within a slightly recessed field, separated by the horizontal and vertical axes of the central perforation. A plain inner rim surrounds the square hole, and a raised outer rim borders the coin's circumference. The overall style follows the traditional East Asian cash coin format as employed throughout the Vietnamese Nguyễn dynasty. |
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| Reverse description | Plain, uninscribed reverse displaying a smooth, featureless field divided by the raised rims of the central square hole. A narrow raised inner rim frames the square perforation, and a broader raised outer rim encircles the coin's edge. No legends, symbols, mint marks, or decorative elements are present; the flat field bears only the natural casting texture characteristic of Vietnamese zinc cash coinage of the Nguyễn period. |
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| Mintage | ND (1848-1871) |
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