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1 Cash - Thái Đức Thông Bảo, with dot
| Issuer | Empire of Vietnam |
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| Year | 1778-1788 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse description | Plain reverse field with a central square perforation surrounded by a raised inner rim and a broader outer rim, both consistent with the obverse. A single raised dot appears above the square hole in the upper field, serving as a die mark or mint identifier distinguishing this variety. The surface is otherwise unadorned, with no additional legends or decorative elements. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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The Thái Đức reign title belongs to Nguyễn Nhạc, the eldest of the three Tây Sơn brothers whose rebellion dismantled Nguyễn lord control over southern Vietnam in the 1770s. Nguyễn Nhạc proclaimed himself emperor in 1778 and issued coinage under this title through his capital at Quy Nhơn — a regime that controlled much of central Vietnam while simultaneously fighting remnant Nguyễn loyalists to the south and, eventually, tensions with his own brothers to the north.
The dot variety is an unlisted die variant in Barker, which places this piece outside the standard reference framework entirely.