Katalog
| Emittent | Kingdom of Goryeo |
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| Jahr | 1097 |
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| Form | Round with a square hole |
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| Aversbeschreibung | Cast bronze cash-type coin featuring a central square perforation surrounded by a raised square boss, all within a broad, plain annular field. Four Chinese characters are arranged in cruciform reading order around the central hole: 海 (Hae) at top, 東 (Dong) at bottom, 元 (Won) at right, and 寶 (Bo) at left, together reading 海東元寶 (Haedong Wonbo), meaning 'Precious Currency of the Eastern Sea Land.' The characters are rendered in regular script (kaishu) in low relief, and the coin is bounded by a raised outer rim. The overall style follows the East Asian cash coin tradition, closely modeled on contemporary Song dynasty coinage. |
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| Averslegende | 海東元寶 (Translation: Haedong Wonbo) |
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The Haedong Wonbo was part of Goryeo's repeated and largely unsuccessful attempts to establish a coin economy in a kingdom where grain and cloth remained the dominant exchange media. This particular type dates to the reign of Sukjong, who made the most concerted push of any Goryeo monarch to force metallic currency into daily commerce — including, by 1102, an outright prohibition on cloth transactions. The ban was abandoned within years. Hoarding was immediate, circulation was minimal, and most surviving examples show virtually no wear as a direct consequence.