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3 Tiền - Minh Mạng Thông Bảo
| Issuer | Empire of Vietnam |
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| Year | 1820-1841 |
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| Currency | Tiền (1400-1945) |
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| Obverse description | Four Chinese characters arranged in cruciform reading top-to-bottom, right-to-left around a central solar disc in the field. The inscription reads 明命通寶 (Minh Mạng Thông Bảo), identifying the reign of Emperor Minh Mạng and designating the piece as universal currency. The characters are rendered in regular script (kaishu) with clean, well-defined strokes characteristic of Vietnamese imperial cast coinage. The field is plain, with the solar motif serving as the focal point at the intersection of the four ideograms. |
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| Obverse lettering | 明命通寶 (Translation: Minh Mạng Thông Bảo / Minh Mạng (Emperor) Universal currency) |
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| Reverse lettering | 龍文 (Translation: Long Văn / Dragon Cash) |
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