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3 Tiền - Minh Mạng
| Issuer | Board of Revenue, Nguyễn Dynasty |
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| Year | 1820-1841 |
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| Weight | 11.3 g |
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| Obverse lettering | 明命寶通 |
| Reverse description | A sinuous imperial dragon rendered in high relief occupies the entire field, its scaled body coiling dynamically across the coin's surface. The dragon is depicted with a horned head, open mouth, and clawed feet, with the body articulated by a row of raised beads along the spine and detailed foliate flame motifs at the joints. Scrolling clouds and stylized waves fill the background field, executed in the refined Sino-Vietnamese artistic tradition of the Nguyễn court. The broad reeded border frames the composition, consistent with the obverse treatment. No legend appears on this side, the dragon itself serving as the principal imperial emblem. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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