Catalog
1 Mun Ho
| Issuer | Joseon Dynasty |
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| Year | 1731 |
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| In circulation to | 1892 |
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| Obverse description | Cast copper cash-type coin with a central square perforation surrounded by a raised square border. Four Chinese characters in regular script (kaishu) are arranged in cruciform fashion around the central hole, reading clockwise from the top: 常 (top), 通 (right), 平 (bottom), 寶 (left), forming the legend 常平通寶 (Sangpyeong Tongbo), the standard inscription of Joseon Dynasty mun coinage. The field is plain and unadorned, with a broad, flat rim encircling the design. |
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| Reverse description | Cast copper reverse featuring the central square perforation with a raised square border. Above the hole, the mint control character 戸 (Ho), denoting the Treasury Department (Hojo), is rendered in regular script. Below the hole, the series number 九 (9) identifies this piece as belonging to series nine of the Ho mint issue. The field is otherwise plain, with a wide, flat rim. These mint and series marks served as administrative identifiers within the Joseon cash coin production system. |
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| Mintage | ND (1731) 戸 - Series 1 (一) ND (1731) 戸 - Series 10 (十) ND (1731) 戸 - Series 2 (二) ND (1731) 戸 - Series 3 (三) ND (1731) 戸 - Series 4 (四) ND (1731) 戸 - Series 5 (五) ND (1731) 戸 - Series 6 (六) ND (1731) 戸 - Series 7 (七) ND (1731) 戸 - Series 8 (八) ND (1731) 戸 - Series 9 (九) |
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