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1 Cash - Thuận Thiên Đại Bảo
| Issuer | Empire of Vietnam |
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| Year | 1010-1028 |
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| Value | 1 Cash |
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| Obverse description | Four Chinese characters arranged in cruciform fashion around a central square hole, reading top-to-bottom then right-to-left in regular script (kaishu). The legend 順天大寶 (Thuận Thiên Đại Bảo) is rendered in bold, well-formed strokes within the round coin field. The characters occupy the four cardinal positions around the perforation, with the field between the legend and the outer raised rim left plain. The inscription translates as 'Great Treasure of the Thuận Thiên era,' referencing the reign of Emperor Lý Thái Tổ (1010–1028). |
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| 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.