1 Mun Chong

€1.00
IssuerKorea
Year1757
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Mun (0.001)
CurrencyKingdom of Joseon - Mun (1633-1892)
CompositionCopper (copper or bronze)
Weight4.1 g
Dimensions25.4 mm
Thickness1 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound with a square hole
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#224
Obverse description- Top to bottom: 常平 = Sang pyong, a Department of Korean Yi Dynasty - Right to left: 通寶 = Tong bo, means currency
Obverse scriptChinese (traditional, regular script)
Obverse lettering 常 寶 通  平
Reverse descriptionCrescent at left, series number at bottom  *捻 (Chong): General Military Office
Reverse scriptChinese (traditional, regular script)
Reverse lettering 捻 )   七
(Translation: General Military Office, series 7)
Edge
Mint
General Military Office (捻戎廳(Chongyung chong)), modern-day Seoul, South Korea (1692-1757)
MintageND (1757) 捻 - Series 1 (一) -
ND (1757) 捻 - Series 10 (十) -
ND (1757) 捻 - Series 2 (二) -
ND (1757) 捻 - Series 3 (三) -
ND (1757) 捻 - Series 4 (四) -
ND (1757) 捻 - Series 5 (五) -
ND (1757) 捻 - Series 6 (六) -
ND (1757) 捻 - Series 7 (七) -
ND (1757) 捻 - Series 8 (八) -
ND (1757) 捻 - Series 9 (九) -
Catalog ID6755466390
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