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1 Cash - Thiệu Trị Thông Bảo, zinc
| Issuer | Empire of Vietnam |
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| Year | 1841-1847 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Cast zinc cash coin with a central square hole, bearing four Chinese characters in regular script (kaishu) arranged in cruciform fashion around the perforation, read top-to-bottom then right-to-left. The legend 紹治通寶 (Thiệu Trị Thông Bảo) identifies the reign of Emperor Thiệu Trị and denotes universal currency. The characters are rendered in raised relief within a plain, undecorated field, with a raised inner rim surrounding the square hole and a raised outer rim encircling the coin's periphery. The casting surface displays the characteristic texture and patination typical of Vietnamese zinc cash coinage of the mid-nineteenth century. |
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| Obverse lettering | 紹 寳 通 治 (Translation: Thiệu Trị Thông Bảo Thiệu Trị (Emperor) / Universal currency) |
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| Edge | Plain |
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