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1 Mun Hun, Cash
| Issuer | Korea (1392-1945) |
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| Year | 1857 |
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| Value | 1 Mun (0.001) |
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| Reverse description | The reverse features four Chinese characters arranged in cruciform fashion around the central square hole. The mint mark 訓 (Hun), denoting the Military Training Command (訓練都監, Hullyondogam), appears at the top. The denomination 文 (Mun) is placed at the bottom. The series number 九 (9, gu) appears to one side, serving as a production series identifier for this particular issue. All characters are cast in regular script within a plain field consistent with standard Yi Dynasty cash coinage practice. |
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| Mintage | ND (1857) 訓 - Series 1 (一) - ND (1857) 訓 - Series 10 (十) - ND (1857) 訓 - Series 2 (二) - ND (1857) 訓 - Series 3 (三) - ND (1857) 訓 - Series 4 (四) - ND (1857) 訓 - Series 5 (五) - ND (1857) 訓 - Series 6 (六) - ND (1857) 訓 - Series 7 (七) - ND (1857) 訓 - Series 8 (八) - ND (1857) 訓 - Series 9 (九) - |
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The Joseon court authorized expanded cash coin production in the 1850s partly to finance military infrastructure as coastal defense concerns intensified following increased Western naval activity in East Asian waters. These coins circulated alongside a chaotic mix of older issues from multiple authorized mints — the Joseon government never fully standardized production, and individual casting quality varied considerably between furnaces even within the same mint's output.
KM#454 is distinguished from related types by its specific mint marks, which identify the issuing government bureau — details that determine collectibility far more than condition in this series.