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1 Mun Ho
| Issuer | Joseon Dynasty (Treasury Department) |
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| Year | 1757-1806 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Cast bronze cash coin with a central square hole framed by a raised square collar. Four Chinese characters in regular script (kaishu) are arranged in cruciform fashion around the central aperture, 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 cash coinage. The flat, undecorated field displays typical cast surface texture with a plain outer rim. |
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| Reverse description | Cast bronze reverse with a central square hole framed by a raised square collar. Two Chinese characters in regular script are positioned around the aperture: the mint identifier 戸 (Ho, Treasury Department) appears above the hole, and the series number 四 (four) appears below, indicating this piece belongs to the fourth series of the Treasury Department issue. The field is plain and unornamented, with a flat outer rim consistent with the cast production technique. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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