Tự Đức Thông Bảo
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Tự Đức Thông Bảo (chữ Hán: 嗣德通寶) was an inscription used on different coins made from various metals and alloys during the reign of Emperor Tự Đức.[8] The coinage of Tự Đức saw the introduction of the term văn (文) which was an accounting unit used for copper-alloy cash coins denominating their worth in number of zinc cash coins with a weight of 6 phần.[9][10]
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Value | Zinc: 6 phần Brass: 6 phần, 7 phần, 9 phần, 6 văn, 1 mạch Silver: 1 tiền,[1] 1.5 tiền, 2 tiền, 3 tiền, 1⁄4 lạng, 5 tiền, 7 tiền,[2] 1 peso/7 tiền & 2 phân[lower-alpha 1] Gold: 1 tiền,[3] 2 tiền,[4] 3 tiền,[5] 4 tiền,[6] 1 lạng |
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Composition | Zinc, Copper-alloys (brass and bronze), Silver, or Gold |
Years of minting | 1847–1883[7] |
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Design | Tự Đức Thông Bảo (嗣德通寶) |
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These coins circulated alongside another series of issued under Emperor Tự Đức, the Tự Đức Bảo Sao.