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1 Cash - Thiệu Bình Thông Bảo
| Issuer | Empire of Vietnam |
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| Year | 1434-1439 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Cast copper cash coin featuring four Chinese characters in regular script (kaishu) arranged in cruciform fashion around a central square perforation. Reading top-to-bottom, right-to-left, the legend reads 紹平通寶 (Thiệu Bình Thông Bảo), referencing the Thiệu Bình reign era (1434–1439) of Emperor Lê Thái Tông of the Later Lê dynasty. The characters are rendered in bold, slightly raised relief within a plain inner rim bordering the square hole and a raised outer rim encircling the coin's circumference. The field between the characters is flat and undecorated. The coin displays an attractive green patina consistent with aged copper alloy. |
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| Obverse script | Chinese (traditional, regular script) |
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| Reverse description | Plain reverse showing a smooth, undecorated field surrounding the central square perforation, typical of Vietnamese cast cash coinage of the Later Lê dynasty. The surface is flat and featureless between the inner rim of the square hole and the raised outer rim. Heavy green and blue-green patination covers the entire reverse, evidence of long-term copper oxidation. No inscriptions, symbols, or mint marks are present. |
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