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1 Mun Kae
| Issuer | Kingdom of Joseon |
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| Year | 1836 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | Round cast bronze coin with a central square hole. Four Chinese characters in regular script (kaishu) are arranged in cruciform around the square perforation, reading clockwise from the top: 常 (top), 通 (right), 平 (bottom), 寶 (left), forming the legend 常平通寶 (Sangpyong Tongbo). The raised characters stand in plain fields between the central hole and a plain outer rim. The surfaces display natural bronze patina with areas of verdigris. |
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| Obverse script | Chinese (traditional, regular script) |
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| Mint | Kaesong Township Military Office |
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