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40 Văn - Tự Đức Bảo Sao
| Issuer | Empire of Vietnam |
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| Year | 1861-1870 |
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| Shape | Round with a square hole |
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| Obverse description | Round cast brass cash coin featuring a central square perforation flanked by four Chinese characters in regular script (kaishu), arranged in the traditional cross pattern reading top-to-bottom and right-to-left. The legend reads 嗣德寶鈔 (Tự Đức Bảo Sao), identifying the reign of Emperor Tự Đức and denoting a treasury note or paper-money equivalent coin. The characters are boldly cast in raised relief against a flat field, with the coin exhibiting the typical broad rim of Vietnamese Nguyễn dynasty cash coinage. The obverse surface shows the characteristic patina of a circulated brass casting. |
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| Obverse lettering | 嗣 鈔 寶 德 (Translation: Tự Đức Bảo Sao Tự Đức (Emperor) / Treasure currency) |
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| Reverse script | Chinese (traditional, regular script) |
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