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1 Cash - Tự Đức Thông Bảo, zinc, Hà Nội
| Issuer | Empire of Vietnam |
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| Year | 1848-1871 |
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| Diameter | 23 mm |
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| Obverse description | Central square perforation surrounded by four raised Chinese characters in regular script (kaishu), arranged in cruciform fashion and read top-to-bottom then right-to-left: 嗣 (top), 通 (right), 寶 (left), 德 (bottom), forming the reign title and currency legend 嗣德通寶 (Tự Đức Thông Bảo). The characters are rendered in bold, slightly irregular strokes consistent with cast production. A raised inner rim borders the central hole, and a plain outer rim frames the coin's edge. The overall style is typical of Vietnamese Nguyễn dynasty cash coinage. |
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| Obverse lettering | 嗣德通寶 (Translation: Tự Đức Thông Bảo — Tự Đức [Emperor] / Universal currency) |
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| Edge | Plain |
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