1 Cash - Thành Thái Thông Bảo

1 Cash - Thành Thái (Thông Bảo) - obverse1 Cash - Thành Thái (Thông Bảo) - reverse

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Features

Issuer Empire of Vietnam
Emperor Thành Thái (1889-1907)
Type Standard circulation coin
Year 1889
Value 6 Văn (文六)
Currency Văn (1868-1945)
Composition Brass
Weight 2.8 g
Diameter 23.4 mm
Shape Round with a square hole
Technique Cast
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
11307
References Barker# 107.9-12,
Allen Barker; 2004. The Historical Cash Coins of Viet Nam. Self-published, Singapore.
Hartill# 25.40,
David Hartill; 2017. Cast Chinese Coins (2nd edition). New Generation Publishing, London, United Kingdom.
Lec# 22,
Jean Lecompte; 2007. Monnaies et jetons des colonies françaises (2nd edition). Éditions Victor Gadoury, Monaco.
Y# 1,
Richard S. Yeoman, Arthur L. Friedberg; 2007. A Catalog of Modern World Coins : 1850-1964 (14th edition). Whitman Publishing Company, Atlanta, United States.
And 1 more volumes.
KM# 626,
Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Coins / 2001-Date (14th edition). Krause Publications, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, United States.
And 5 more volumes.
Joyaux# 401,
François Joyaux; 2019. Monnaies impériales d'Annam. Éditions Victor Gadoury, Monaco.
Joyaux# 402
François Joyaux; 2019. Monnaies impériales d'Annam. Éditions Victor Gadoury, Monaco.

Obverse

Four Chinese ideograms read top to bottom, right to left.

Script: Chinese (traditional, regular script)

Lettering:
 成
寶 通
 泰

Translation:
Thành Thái Tông Bảo
Thành Thái (Emperor) / Universal currency

Reverse

Blank (uniface).

Edge

Smooth.

Mint

Thông Bảo Nha, Huế, Vietnam

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Date Mintage VG F VF XF AU UNC
ND (1889)  7 930 800

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Country: Vietnam
Languages: English Vietnamese
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