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1 Cash - Thuận Thiên Đại Bảo
| Issuer | Empire of Vietnam |
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| Year | 1010-1028 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse script | Chinese (traditional, regular script) |
| Obverse lettering | 順 寶 大 天 (Translation: Thuận Thiên Đại Bảo Thuận Thiên (era of Lý Thái Tổ, 1010-1028) / Large currency) |
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Thuận Thiên was the reign title adopted by Lý Công Uẩn after founding the Lý dynasty in 1009 — the first long-ruling native dynasty to consolidate control over the Red River Delta following centuries of Chinese domination. The decision to relocate the capital from Hoa Lư to Thăng Long (present-day Hanoi) in 1010 was accompanied by administrative reforms that included issuing indigenous coinage, marking a deliberate break from reliance on imported Tang and Song cash.
Toda's catalog remains the foundational reference for early Vietnamese cash, though attributions for Lý-period issues are complicated by the near-identical casting conventions borrowed from Song China.