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3 Tiền - Minh Mạng Thông Bảo
| Issuer | Imperial Court of Vietnam (Nguyễn Dynasty) |
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| Year | 1820-1841 |
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| Value | 3 Tien |
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| Obverse description | Four large Chinese characters in regular script (kaishu) arranged in cruciform order around a central sunburst motif radiating outward from the coin's centre. Reading clockwise from the top, the characters 明 (Minh), 通 (Thông), 寶 (Bảo), and 命 (Mạng) occupy the four cardinal positions within the plain field. A border of fine radial lines encircles the entire design just inside the coin's raised rim, giving the piece a distinctive decorative framework typical of Nguyễn Dynasty cast silver coinage. |
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| Obverse lettering | 明 命 通 寶 (Translation: Minh Mạng Thông Bảo - Minh Mạng Universal Currency) |
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| Mint | Imperial Mint, Huế |
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