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1 Mun Kae
| Issuer | Korea |
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| Year | 1816 |
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| Weight | 4 g |
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| Obverse script | Chinese (traditional, regular script) |
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| Reverse description | The reverse bears three Chinese characters and a circle arranged around the central square perforation, following standard Joseon cash coin conventions. The mint mark 開 (Kae), identifying the Kaesong Township Military Office (開城留守營), appears at the top. A circle (○) occupies the right position, serving as a decorative or workshop marker. The serial number 一 (one), indicating Series 1, appears at the bottom, distinguishing this emission within the Kae mint series. The characters are cast in regular script with a plain, flat field. |
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Cast, not struck — Korean mun coinage was produced by pouring molten bronze into sand molds, a technique that persisted through the Joseon dynasty long after European mints had abandoned it. The 1 Mun issued under KM#793 comes from a period when dozens of government offices and military bureaus held independent casting authority, each leaving subtly different fabric and flan characteristics that specialists use to attribute individual pieces to specific issuing agencies.