1 Mun Kae

€1.00
IssuerKorea
Year1816
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Mun (0.001)
CurrencyKingdom of Joseon - Mun (1633-1892)
CompositionBrass
Weight4 g
Dimensions24 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#794
Obverse descriptionChinese ideograms - Top to bottom: 常平 = Sang pyong, a Department of Korean Yi Dynasty - Right to left: 通寶 = Tong bo, means currency
Obverse scriptChinese (traditional, regular script)
Obverse lettering 常 寶 通  平
Reverse descriptionMint mark at top, serial number at bottom, and Sun at left  *開 (Kae): Kaesong Township Military Office
Reverse scriptChinese (traditional, regular script)
Reverse lettering 開 •  九
(Translation: Kaesong Township Military Office, series 9)
EdgeSmooth
Mint
Kaesong Township Military Office(開城管理營 (Kaesong Kwalliyong)), modern-day Kaesong, North Korea(1678-1882)
MintageND (1816) 開 - Series 1 (一) -
ND (1816) 開 - Series 10 (十一) -
ND (1816) 開 - Series 2 (二) -
ND (1816) 開 - Series 3 (三) -
ND (1816) 開 - Series 4 (四) -
ND (1816) 開 - Series 5 (五) -
ND (1816) 開 - Series 6 (六) -
ND (1816) 開 - Series 7 (七) -
ND (1816) 開 - Series 8 (八) -
ND (1816) 開 - Series 9 (九) -
Catalog ID6829198060
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