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1 Mun - Goryeo Tong Guk Chung Bo
| Issuer | Goryeo (918-1392) |
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| Year | 998-1105 |
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| Currency | Cast Coinage (918-1392) |
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| Obverse description | Central square perforation surrounded by a plain inner rim, with four Chinese characters in clerical script (lishu) arranged in cruciform order around the hole. Reading top-to-bottom and right-to-left, the legend reads 東國重寶 (Tong Guk Chung Bo), meaning 'Heavy Treasure of the Eastern Nation.' The characters are rendered in bold, squared strokes characteristic of Goryeo cast coinage, set within a flat, unadorned field bounded by a plain outer rim. The flan shows typical casting irregularities along the edges, consistent with the hand-casting methods employed during the Goryeo dynasty. |
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| Obverse lettering | 東國重寶 (Translation: 東 (Tong): East 國 (Guk): Nation or Country 重 (Chung): Heavy or Important 寶 (Bo): Treasure) |
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| Edge | Plain |
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