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3 Phan - Minh Mạng Thông Bảo, 1.2g
| Issuer | Nguyễn Dynasty |
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| Year | 1820-1840 |
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| Value | 3 Phan (18) |
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| Obverse description | Cast brass cash coin featuring a central square perforation surrounded by four Chinese characters arranged in cruciform fashion within a plain inner square border. The four-character reign legend 明命通寶 (Minh Mạng Thông Bảo) is disposed in the traditional clockwise reading order — top, right, bottom, left — rendered in regular script (kaishu) relief against a flat field. The characters are boldly cast with moderate relief, showing the characteristic broad strokes of Vietnamese imperial coinage of the Nguyễn period. A plain outer rim encircles the field, and the overall surfaces display an olive-green patina consistent with aged brass. |
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| Obverse lettering | 明命通寶 (Translation: Minh Mạng Thông Bảo — Minh Mạng (Emperor) / Universal currency) |
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| Mintage | ND (1820-1840) |
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