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1 Mun Chong
| Issuer | Kingdom of Joseon |
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| Year | 1633-1892 |
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| Shape | Round with a square hole |
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| Obverse description | Cast brass cash-type coin featuring a central square hole flanked by four Chinese characters arranged in cruciform fashion within the coin's field. Reading top-to-bottom and right-to-left in the traditional manner, the obverse bears the four-character reign inscription 常平通寶 (Sangpyeong Tongbo), meaning 'Ever-Normal Circulating Treasure,' rendered in regular script (kaishu). The characters are contained within a raised inner square rim surrounding the central perforation, with a raised outer rim encircling the entire coin. |
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| Obverse lettering | 常 通 寶 平 |
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| Reverse lettering | 捻 ○ 四 |
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