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1 Cash - Thiên Phúc Trấn Bảo, with Lê
| Issuer | Empire of Vietnam |
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| Year | 986-1005 |
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| Shape | Round with a square hole |
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| Obverse description | Cast copper cash coin featuring four Chinese characters in regular script (kaishu), arranged in cruciform reading order: top to bottom, then right to left, reading 天福鎮寶 (Thiên Phúc Trấn Bảo). The characters occupy the four quadrants flanking a central square hole, which is bordered by a raised inner rim. The design is enclosed by a raised outer rim, and the characters show bold, slightly irregular casting typical of early Vietnamese monetary production. |
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| Obverse lettering | 天福鎮寶 (Translation: Thiên Phúc Trấn Bảo — Thiên Phúc era (1st era of Lê Hoàn, 980-988) / Local currency) |
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Thiên Phúc Trấn Bảo cash were struck under Lê Hoàn, the general who seized power in 980 after the Đinh dynasty collapsed into a succession crisis — his young emperor deposed, his regent role dissolved into outright rule. The coins are among the earliest Vietnamese cast copper cash attributable to a named reign, predating most of the organized monetary infrastructure that later dynasties would build. Lê Hoàn's administration was preoccupied with repelling a Song Chinese invasion in 981, which his forces defeated decisively at the Bạch Đằng River.