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1 Cash - Thiên Tư Nguyên Bảo, with Nhất
| Issuer | Empire of Vietnam |
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| Year | 1186-1201 |
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| Shape | Round with a square hole |
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| Obverse description | Cast copper cash coin of traditional Chinese square-hole type. Four Chinese characters arranged in cruciform fashion around the central square perforation, reading clockwise from top: 天 (Thiên), 資 (Tư), 元 (Nguyên), 寶 (Bảo), forming the reign era legend 'Thiên Tư Nguyên Bảo'. The characters are rendered in regular script (kaishu) in raised relief within a plain inner rim and an outer raised border. The field shows typical cast surface texture with patination consistent with age. |
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| Obverse lettering | 天資元寶 (Translation: Thiên Tư Nguyên Bảo — Thiên Tư (2nd era of Lý Cao Tông, 1186-1201) / Original currency) |
| Reverse description | Plain reverse field with a single Chinese character 一 (Nhất, meaning 'one') positioned above the central square perforation, indicating the denomination of 1 Cash. The character is rendered in raised regular script relief. The reverse is otherwise unadorned, bounded by a plain inner rim and an outer raised border, with a coarse cast surface covered in green and brown patination. |
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