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| Issuer | Imperial Mint of Vietnam |
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| Year | 1848-1883 |
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| Value | 11/2 Tien (1.5) |
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| Obverse description | Cast silver coin featuring a central square perforation surrounded by four large Chinese characters arranged in cruciform fashion within a broad, plain field. The four-character reign inscription 嗣德通寶 (Tự Đức Thông Bảo) reads top-to-bottom and right-to-left in the traditional manner, rendered in bold relief with characteristic Vietnamese cast workmanship. The characters are deeply struck with clean strokes against a flat, unadorned field. A raised inner rim frames the central aperture, and a plain outer border encircles the entire design. The overall style is consistent with mid-nineteenth-century Nguyễn dynasty cast coinage. |
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| Obverse lettering | 嗣德通寶 |
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| Edge | Plain |
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