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1 Mun Ho
| Issuer | Board of Revenue (Hojo), Joseon Dynasty |
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| Year | 1757-1806 |
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| Value | 1 Mun (0.001) |
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| Obverse description | Cast copper cash-type coin featuring a central square perforation surrounded by four Chinese characters in regular script (kaishu), reading clockwise from the top: 常 (top), 寶 (right), 通 (bottom — though the conventional reading order places 平 at left and 通 at right), with the four-character legend 常平通寶 disposed in the four quadrants of the field around the square hole. The characters are boldly rendered in raised relief against a flat, unadorned field, with a plain raised rim encircling the periphery. The coin shows typical casting characteristics of Joseon-period mun coinage, including slightly irregular surfaces consistent with sand-cast production. |
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| Reverse description | Cast reverse presenting a central square perforation flanked by two Chinese characters in regular script disposed in the left and right quadrants of the field: the mint identifier 户 (hù, Treasury/Board of Revenue) to the right of the hole, and the series number 六 (liù, six) to the left, identifying this piece as the sixth series issue of the Hojo mint. The upper and lower quadrants of the field are blank. A plain raised rim frames the periphery, and the surfaces display green and brown patination characteristic of aged Joseon bronze cash coinage. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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