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1 Mun Ho
| Issuer | Korea |
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| Year | 1852 |
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| Reference(s) | KM#51 |
| Obverse description | Central square hole flanked by four Chinese ideograms arranged in cruciform pattern within a plain circular field. Reading top to bottom, the characters 常平 (Sang-pyong) identify the Sangpyeong Treasury Office of the Joseon Dynasty, while reading right to left, the characters 通寶 (Tong-bo) denote general currency. The characters are rendered in standard script (kaishu) style typical of Joseon-period cast cash coinage, with inner and outer raised rims framing the inscription. |
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| Reverse description | Central square hole flanked by four Chinese characters in cruciform arrangement within a plain circular field, bounded by inner and outer raised rims. The mint or departmental mark 户 (Ho), identifying the Treasury Department (Hojo), appears at top. At left, the series character 宙 (Chu), drawn from the Thousand Character Classic, identifies the casting series. The numeral 十 (10) at bottom indicates serial number ten within that series, serving as a furnace or batch identifier consistent with Joseon cash coinage administrative practice. |
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| Mintage | ND (1852) 户 - Series 1 (一) - ND (1852) 户 - Series 10 (十) - ND (1852) 户 - Series 2 (二) - ND (1852) 户 - Series 3 (三) - ND (1852) 户 - Series 4 (四) - ND (1852) 户 - Series 5 (五) - ND (1852) 户 - Series 6 (六) - ND (1852) 户 - Series 7 (七) - ND (1852) 户 - Series 8 (八) - ND (1852) 户 - Series 9 (九) - |
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