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1 Mun Ho
| Issuer | Joseon (1392-1897) |
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| Year | 1778-1806 |
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| Composition | Copper |
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| Reverse description | Central square hole surrounded by a plain inner rim. The mint mark 户 (Ho), denoting the Hojo (Treasury Department), appears above the square hole. The serial number 二 (two), indicating Series 2, appears below the square hole. A small circle (○) is positioned to the left of the hole and a dot (・) to the right, serving as additional identifying marks distinguishing this emission from other series produced at the same mint. All characters and symbols are rendered in regular script consistent with standard Joseon cast cash practice. |
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| Reverse lettering | 户 ○ ・ 二 (Translation: Treasury Department, series 2) |
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The 1 Mun coins of the Joseon dynasty were produced across a bewildering number of furnaces — government offices, military commands, and Buddhist temples all held minting authority at various points, each leaving distinct mint marks on the reverse. The CK reference here places this piece within the output of a specific furnace bureau during a period when the court repeatedly debated whether copper coinage was causing more economic harm than good, with hoarding and counterfeiting rampant enough to prompt multiple royal edicts restricting private metal trade.
Joseon's monetary policy remained deeply ambivalent about coin use well into the nineteenth century, with many rural transactions still conducted in cloth or rice.